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 and 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.
Recognized as a SuperLawyer in 2017 for the area of Medical Malpractice
The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Super Lawyers for 2021, 2022 & 2023
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
