CWC
  • Christine W. Chambers
  • Shareholder
  • Co-Chair - Business Litigation
    Co-Chair - Professional Liability
  • Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 612-375-5940  direct dial
  • 612-339-7655  fax

  • cwchambers@arthurchapman.com
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Biography

Christine handles a wide variety of complex civil litigation. She counsels medical providers, employers, businesses, insurers, and other professionals, and represents them in litigated matters. Her expertise includes considerable trial experience and appellate practice so Christine is able to take a case from start to finish. This breadth of experience gives her a unique perspective on helping clients solve their problems.

Christine began her career in Santa Barbara, California practicing primarily in the areas of insurance bad faith, personal injury, and appellate practice.

Outside the office, Christine enjoys reading, travel, and singing in the Two Rivers Chorale.

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D.
Case Western Reserve University, B.A.

Bar Admissions

California, 2011
Minnesota, 2018
Wisconsin, 2023
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2012
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2012
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2018
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 2023

Presentations

  • “Faculty Demonstration of Opening Statements,” Minnesota Defense Lawyer Association Trial Academy, November 2024
  • “Comparative Fault and Joint and Several Liability Currently,” Co-Presenter with Andy Rorvig, First Judicial District of MN Law Clerks, May 2023
  • “Faulhaber v. Minnesota Pain Center and The Current Landscape of Opioid Litigation,” MDLA/MAJ Medical Malpractice Seminar, April 2023
  • “Terminating the Duty to Defend: Can the Insurer Extinguish the Duty by Settling Less Than All Claims?, Co-Presenter with Suzanne Jones, Strafford webinar, April 2019

Professional Associations and Memberships

Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Licenses

California
Minnesota
Wisconsin

Experience

Representative Cases
Bruggenthies, Hennepin County, Court File No. 27-CV-23-12221; February 3-12, 2025; Medical Malpractice. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant family practice physician delayed in diagnosing endometrial cancer, which was ultimately a terminal diagnosis for the patient. Defense Verdict.

Wherley, Anoka County, Court File No. 02-CV-22-4240; April 22-25, 2024; Personal Injury. Plaintiff alleged ongoing physical injuries including post-concussive syndrome and a complete inability to work after a collision with Defendant driver, who admitted liability for the accident. The jury returned a net verdict of $6,000 for Plaintiff.

Becker, Ramsey County, Court File No. 62-CV-21-891; January 8 – 19, 2024; Medical Malpractice. Plaintiffs claimed a family medicine physician failed to diagnose and treat hypertensive emergency, and failed to hospitalize the 39 year-old male patient, and failed to prevent hemorrhagic stroke the next day. Plaintiffs’ counsel requested a verdict in excess of 40 million. The jury returned a verdict for the defense in one hour and twenty minutes.

Faulhaber, Ramsey County, Court File No. 62-CV-20-1160; May 16 – 25, 2022; Medical Malpractice. This case alleged a pain specialist was negligent for the over-prescription of opioid medications leading to addiction over the course of twenty-three years. Plaintiffs’ counsel requested a verdict in excess of 8 million. This is the first trial of its kind in Minnesota in which a physician has been sued for prescribing opioid medication, and allegedly causing addiction in the patient. An interesting highlight is that the defendant was located in Hong Kong during the trial due to Covid. He attended the trial and testified via zoom; Defense Verdict.

Christenson, Ramsey County, Court File No. 62-CV-19-3260, March 14-17, 2022; Auto accident involving claims of governmental immunity. The jury found that our client was not negligent, the defendant State Trooper was negligent, and the Trooper’s negligence caused the accident. The jury returned an answer to a special verdict question that resulted in governmental immunity for the Trooper.

Daugherty, Ramsey County, Court File No. 62-CV-20-3947; February 14 – 28, 2022; Medical Malpractice. This case alleged that the anesthesia team was negligent for failure to evaluate limited neck extension and for negligent intubation during low back surgery, resulting in massive disc herniation at C5-C6, and paralysis. Plaintiffs’ counsel requested a verdict in excess of 12 million; Defense Verdict.

Lowe, Hennepin County, Court File No. 27-CV-19-4326, July 19 – July 2, 2021; Medical Malpractice; claim of negligent knee arthroscopy resulting in tibial nerve injury; Defense Verdict.

Carrington, Los Angeles County, September 25-October 3, 2016; Insurance Bad Faith; Plaintiff alleged that her homeowners’ insurance company failed to adequately compensate her after a water loss; Defense Verdict.

Grebow v. Mercury Ins. Co., 241 Cal. App. 4th 564 (Ca. Ct. App. 2015)

Corenbaum v. Lampkin, 215 Cal. App. 4th 1308 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013) (amicus curiae)

Practice Areas

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