“I take seriously my responsibility to listen to the needs of my clients and to pursue a full and just recovery for their loss.”
Medical Malpractice: Top 25 Trial Lawyers Association
28th Edition “Lawyer of the Year” | Product Liability – Greenville
Expertise.com: Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Greenville
40+ Years of Experience
With over 40 years in practice, Attorney Harold Christian has helped lead Christian & Christian since the firm was founded. He is a member of numerous professional associations and has been a speaker at a number of professional continuing legal education forums, as well as a past instructor in the workers’ compensation course for paralegals at Greenville Technical College.
Attorney Harold Christian has experience handling a wide range of personal injury cases including:
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Workers’ Compensation
- Truck Accidents
As an active member in his community, church, and professional organizations, Attorney Christian uses his in-depth legal knowledge to help his community and clients alike. He also served as Vice Chair on the Board of Set Free Alliance, a charity supporting orphans in India.
Fighting For Your Rights When You Need it Most
Harold was successful in winning one of the first medical malpractice verdicts in Greenville County, and he considers it an honor to represent those who have been seriously injured by the neglect of others. He has proudly been joined in practice by his two sons, Matthew Christian and Joshua Christian.
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1975
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award in Domestic Relations
Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee
- Bachelor of Arts – 1971
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Major: Political Science
Classes/Seminars
- Medical Malpractice from A to Z , National Business Institute Seminar
- How to Litigate Your First Case, National Business Institute Seminar
- Ethics for South Carolina Lawyers, National Business Institute Seminar
- Handling Workers’ Compensation Cases, South Carolina Bar
- Workers’ Compensation in South Carolina – “Issues & Answers”, National Business Institute
- Former Instructor, Workers’ Compensation, Paralegal Program at Greenville Tech, Greenville, South Carolina
Honors/Awards
- Outstanding Young Men In America, U.S. Jaycees
- Who’s Who in America, Law Edition
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in South Carolina, The American Trial Lawyer Association
- SuperLawyers, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024.
- Recognized as a SuperLawyer in 2017 for the area of Medical Malpractice
- The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- The National Trial Lawyers – Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers
- 28th Edition “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Greenville.
- Best Lawyers in America 2024
Additionally recognized for:
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Vice Chair, Board of Set Free Alliance
- South Carolina Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
- American Association for Justice, Professional Negligence Section, Sustaining Member
- American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Section, Sustaining Member
- South Carolina Association for Justice, Board of Governors
- Greenville County Bar Association, Former Member, Law Day Committee
- South Carolina Injured Workers’ Association, Member
- South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Education Association, Member
- South Carolina Bar, Member & Former Access to Justice Committee
- Previous Board Member of Set Free Alliance
Pro Bono Activities
- Trustee, Group Teacher, Group Leader, Brookwood Community Church
- Board of Deacons, Chairman, Chair Finance Committee, Chair Personnel Committee, Edwards Road Baptist Church
- Board Member and Chairman, Shannon Forest Christian School
- Board Member and Chairman, Youth For Christ
- Board Member, Kilgore Plantation HOA
