Christian L. Faiella
Managing MemberMr. Faiella is a Managing Member with the law firm of Tatlow, Gump, Faiella & Wheelan, LLC which represents clients in a broad range of litigation focused on personal injury and their tragic consequences throughout Missouri and all surrounding states. Mr. Faiella focuses his law practice on cases involving injuries and insurance coverage, including automobile and truck accidents, insurance coverage litigation, agent negligence, bad faith cases and other complex injury cases.
Mr. Faiella sits on the board of the Missouri Trial Lawyer's Association (MATA), is an advocate for and sustaining member of the American Association of Justice (AJA). Mr. Faiella has also authored numerous articles on trial practice, and is the author of The Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Black Book Chapters on Automobile Torts, Evidence – Competency of Witness, Insurance – Bad Faith, Settlement – Mary Carter Agreements (supplement) and Civil Trial Practice – Pleadings (supplement).
Mr. Faiella earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science in 1989. He earned his law degree from the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Law in 1995. During law school he served as a research assistant to Professor Robert Lawless and received the American Jurisprudence Award for torts and the Federal Court's Award both for the highest grades in his class.
The Martindale Hubble Law Directory has given Mr. Faiella an AV pier view rating, which is the highest given. He was also recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly Newspaper as 1 of 5 attorneys in the publications 2001 "Up and Coming Lawyers" feature. Mr. Faiella was a member of The Missouri Bar's 2002 Leadership Academy.
Mr. Faiella is licensed to practice in all Missouri courts as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
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Current Employment Position(s):
Managing Member
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1995
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1995
U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
Education:
University of Missouri Columbia School of Law,
Columbia, Missouri, 1995
J.D.
State University of New York, 1989
B.A.
Published Works:
Representing Plaintiffs in Personal Injury Cases, Leading Lawyers on Managing Discovery, Preparing Witness, and Presenting the Plaintiff’s Case
Thomson Reuters/Aspatore 2011. Chris Faiella, Author of Chapter, Knowing Your Client and Your Case: The Foundation of a Successful Case Strategy for Personal Injury Lawyers.
Christian Faiella, "Chapter 13, Insurance Law - Bad Faith"
MO Bar CLE Publications, 2010
Christian Faiella, "Chapter 3, Litigation Settlements Mary Carter Agreements (supplement)",
MO Bar CLE Publications, 2009
Christian Faiella, "Chapter 4, Civil Trial Practice, Pleadings (supplement)"
MO Bar CLE Publications, 2008
Christian Faiella, "Chapter 8, Evidence 5th Edition Competency of Witnesses"
MO Bar CLE Publications, 2006
Combat Tactics: How to Turn an Insurance Coverage Denial Into A Successful Recovery For Your Client, Co Author
CLE presentation at Solo & Small Firm Bar Conference
June, 2004
Visual Persuasion and the Preparation of Exhibits for Mediation, Author
CLE presentation at Solo & Small Firm Bar Conference
June, 2004
Proving Damages in Mild Brain Injury Cases
A Thumbnail Sketch, the Missouri Trial Attorney,
Volume XXI, Number 3, Fall, 2003
Chapter 13 Automobile Torts, Tort Law 2003
MO Bar CLE Publications (2006 Update)
Christian Faiella, Featured Case-Devin West v. Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, the Missouri Trial Attorney, Volume XIX, Number 4, Winter, 2001
Mark J. Evans and Christian Faiella, the Effective Use of a Claim Based Upon "Negligence Per Se"
The Missouri Trial Attorney, Volume XVII, Number 1,
Spring, 1999
Christian Faiella, "Partial Settlement in Multi-Party Injury Cases"
Missouri Lawyers Weekly, July, 1998
Christian Faiella, "Article of The Year"
Missouri Lawyers Weekly Editorial Board, January, 1999
Christian Faiella, "Hunters, Landowners & The Law"
Rural Missourian, Fall, 1995
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Insurance Law Update, Automobile Insurance Law
MO Bar 2009
Kansas 8+4 Review of the Law, UMKC-CLE, Overland Park,
Kansas, 2003
"Expert Witness Depositions", Missouri Association of
Trial Attorneys, 2000
Getting & Handling Success Early in your Career,
University of Missouri Student Chapter of Missouri
Association of Trial Attorneys, Columbia, Missouri,
October 19, 1999
Effective Exhibits for Mediation and Trial, Speaker/Author,
MO Bar CLE-Randolph County Bar, October 1, 2003
Sanctions & Discovery Enforcement in State & Federal
Courts, Author/Presenter, Missouri Bar CLE-Ethics in
Personal Injury Litigation, December 2, 1999
Honors and Awards:
Research Fellow, Political Science Department, State
University of New York, 1988 - 1989
Feinburg Scholarship for Academic Excellence in Political
Science, 1988 - 1989
New York Assembly Intern Program, Intern to
Representative William R. Sears, 1989
President's Letter Certificate, State University of
New York, 1989
American Jurisprudence Award in Torts, 1992
Legal Research Clerk to Professor Robert Lawless at
University of Missouri School of Law, 1994 - 1995
American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Courts, 1995
Certified as an Advocate, American Trial Lawyers
Association, 1999
Insurance Law Update, Automobile Insurance, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Missouri Bar, 1995 - Present
Member
American Bar Association, 1995 - 2000
Member
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1995 - Present
Member
American Association of Justice, 1995- Present
Member
Randolph County Bar Association, 1995 - Present
Member
Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, 1991 - 2001
Member
Boone County Bar Association, 2002 - 2006
Member
Randolph County YMCA Board, 2002 - 2004
Member
Missouri Bar Leadership Academy, 2001 - 2002
Member
Rotary International & Moberly Rotary Club, 1999 - 2008
Member
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2004 - Present
Board of Governors
MATA Young Lawyers, 2005 - 2006
Co-Chair
MATA Public Awareness Committee, 2005 - Present
Member
Missouri Bar Tort Law Committee, 2003 - 2005
Vice Chair
YMCA Board of Directors, 2002 - 2003
Legal Counsel
Randolph County Bar Association, 1999 - 2000
President
Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, 2000 - 2002
Board of Directors
Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, 2001
Treasurer
Moberly Rotary Vice-President, 2000 - 2001
Social Co-Chair Moberly Rotary, 2002 - 2004
AAJ Sub-Group Interstate Trucking Litigation, 1999 - Present
Member
AAJ Sub-Group Carbon Monoxide Litigation, 1999 - Present
Member
Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2000 - Present
Missouri Bar Tort Law Committee, 1997 - Present
Member
Missouri Bar Civil Practice and Procedure Committee,
1997 - Present
Member
Missouri Bar Insurance Law Committee, 2003 - Present
Member
Missouri Bar Technology Committee, 2003 - Present
Member
Missouri Bar Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee,
2003 - Present
Member
AAJ Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability
Section, 1996 - Present
Member
AAJ Insurance Section, 2003 - Present
Member
AAJ Products Liability Section, 2003 - Present
Member
AAJ Professional Negligence Section, 2003 - Present
Member
Missouri Bar, February 1, 2001
Pro Bono Activities:
Network Attorney: Patient Advocate Foundation
Board Member and Volunteer: St. Pius X School Foundation
