Christina Pendleton
Founding Partner
As a founding partner of The Pendleton Law Team, Christina Pendleton has dedicated her career to fighting for individuals who have been injured due to negligence. With years of experience in personal injury law, she built a reputation as a fierce advocate for her clients, ensuring they receive the compensation and justice they deserve. Under her leadership, the firm has grown into a powerhouse for injury victims, handling cases involving motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and wrongful death claims. Christina is known for her strategic litigation skills, client-centered approach, and unwavering commitment to leveling the playing field against insurance companies and large corporations.
Christina was born in Taegu, the fourth largest city in South Korea. She first moved to the United States as a child for several years while her father pursued his doctorate degree in Maryland. Christina returned to Korea for some time and then later moved back to the United States during high school, this time living in Cary, North Carolina. Christina has played piano from the age of 4 and upon graduation from Cary High School, she attended University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on a classical piano performance scholarship.
While Christina maintains a passion for music, she chose a career in law. During law school at North Carolina Central University, Christina served as a law clerk at the North Carolina General Assembly and at the Durham County District Attorney’s Office handling General District Court matters.
Christina is admitted to practice in Virginia, Washington D.C., and Fourth Circuit (Eastern District of VA and Western District of VA) as well as the United States Bankruptcy Court. She has earned many awards including Super Attorney, Virginia Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, Top 100 National Black Lawyers, and Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly Best Women-Led Law Firm. Her firm has also received the Richmond Times Dispatch designation of Top Workplace over the years.
Christina speaks English and Korean fluently.
Christina is a trial attorney based in Richmond, Virginia who has successfully handled thousands of cases throughout central Virginia.
Christina and her husband, attorney Damon Pendleton, have four children—three boys and one girl. They enjoy spending time together as a family, attending various sporting and theatrical events, and creating lasting memories through travel. With family members scattered across the globe, they cherish opportunities to visit loved ones and experience different cultures. Whether cheering on their kids from the sidelines or exploring new destinations, family remains at the heart of everything they do.
