Christian Barton

Christian Barton joined Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul as an associate attorney in October, 2017. Mr. Barton advises and represents clients in the areas of complex civil litigation, class action, personal injury, environmental law, bankruptcy law, and insurance defense litigation.
Prior to joining Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul, Mr. Barton was an associate for an Inland Empire law firm, where he focused primarily in areas of personal injury and employment litigation. Mr. Barton has also served as an adjunct professor at California Western School of Law, teaching Advanced Legal Analysis classes to second year students.

Mr. Barton earned his Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from University of California, Irvine. Thereafter, he obtained his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, was an associate editor of the California Western Law Review, competed on the trial team, served as a volunteer small claims court mediator, and received numerous academic awards.

During law school, Mr. Barton also externed with three judges in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and with the late Justice Alex C. McDonald of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One.

Mr. Barton is admitted to practice law in California and Nevada, all U.S. District Courts in California, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.