Christian S. Giannini represents employees, tenants, consumers, and persons with disabilities against large corporations and government entities in class action lawsuits throughout California and the United States. Christian is an active member of BALIF (SF Bay Area’s LGBTQ Bar Association) and UCLA Law’s Alumni Association.
Christian graduated from UCLA School of Law with Pro Bono Distinction in 2024, where he specialized in public interest law and policy alongside top scholars and practitioners. During law school, Christian externed with Open Door Legal in San Francisco in 2022, defending tenants facing unlawful detainer actions, and DHKL in Oakland in 2023 as a California Employment Lawyers Association Employee Justice Fellow. He also served as Chief Articles Editor for the Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Law Journal and Co-Chair for the Tenants’ Rights Clinic.
Prior to law school, Christian worked as a Paralegal at DHKL from 2019-2021 and returned to the firm in 2024 as an Associate Attorney. He received a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in Communications from UCLA in 2019.
Education
- J.D., UCLA School of Law, Pro Bono Distinction, 2024
- B.A., UCLA, Communications, Magna Cum Laude, 2019
Bar and Court Admissions
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court – Central District of California
Awards
UCLA School of Law Pro Bono Distinction, 2024
CELA Employee Justice Fellow, 2023
Dean’s Scholarship, 2021
Professional Associations and Memberships
- BALIF – SF Bay Area LGBTQ Bar Association
- UCLA Law Alumni Association
Prior Employment
- Legal Extern, Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee, 2023
- Legal Extern, Open Door Legal, Unlawful Detainer Housing, 2022
- Paralegal, Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee, 2019-2021