Goetz, John C.

CHRISTOPHER DORE is an associate at Edelson and a member of the Technology and Fraudulent Marketing Group. Chris focuses his practice on emerging consumer technology issues, with his cases relating to online fraud, deceptive marketing, consumer privacy, negative option membership enrollment, and unsolicited text messaging. Chris is also a member of the firm's Incubation and Startup Development Group wherein he consults with emergent businesses.

Chris has been appointed class counsel in multiple class actions, including one of the largest text-spam settlements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, ground breaking issues in the mobile phone industry and fraudulent marketing, as well as consumer privacy. (Kramer v. Autobytel, Inc. (10-cv-02722-CW); Turner v. Storm8, LLC, (09-cv-05234) (N.D. Cal.); Standiford v Palm, Inc. (09-cv-05719-LHK) (N.D. Cal.); and Espinal v Burger King Corporation, (09-20982) (S.D. Fla.)). In addition, Chris has achieved groundbreaking court decisions protecting consumer rights. Representative reported decisions include: Claridge v. RockYou, Inc. 785 F.Supp.2d 855 (N.D. Cal.), Kramer v. Autobytel, Inc., 759 F.Supp.2d 1165 (N.D. Cal.), and Van Tassell v. United Marketing Group, LLC, 795 F.Supp.2d 770 (N.D.Ill.). In total, his suits have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars to consumers.

Outside of consumer class actions, Chris actively advises technology related startups, including providing compliance and marketing guidance, as well as hands-on concept and business development.

Prior to joining Edelson, Chris worked for two large defense firms in the areas of employment and products liability. Chris graduated magna cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where he served as the Executive Lead Articles for the Law Review, as well as a team member for the D.M. Harish International Moot Court Competition in Mumbai, India. Chris has since returned to his alma mater to lecture on current issues in class action litigation and negations.

Before entering law school, Chris received his Masters degree in Legal Sociology, graduating magna cum laude from the International Institute for the Sociology of Law, located in Onati, Spain. Chris received his B.A. in Legal Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.