Christensen Law Art – A Culture of Creative Support

Walk into most businesses and you are met with a predictable display of benign corporate framings, often selected for their ability to coordinate and blend into passive existence.


Not so at Detroit area personal injury attorneys Christensen Law. In both the Southfield and Detroit offices, visitors are met with bold and bright original works of art – living expressions of the thoughts and emotions of people who share an uncommon thread – surviving traumatic brain injury and other life-changing injuries or disabilities.


Firm founders Dave and Leslie Christensen wanted to support those who are finding a new path forward as they move on from the injuries sustained in debilitating car accidents. Some of the artists are former clients, some are regular visitors to collaborative studios, some are residents in group homes. Many participate regularly in art therapy as an integral component of their recovery plan.


A member of the Board of Trustees of , a 501(c)3 based in Brighton, Dave has long focused on developing vocational and educational opportunities for people with disabilities. Work Skills Corporation offers artists the ability to learn and refine their craft, and then showcase and sell their works through its . The entirety of the experience provides a win-win for all involved – artists develop their skills and earn an independent income, while buyers enjoy original works of art created with passion.


Similarly, Dave and the management team of Christensen Law embrace this attitude in all aspects of the company. “Our culture is centered on caring and support – whether it is stewarding the client through every step of their journey, encouraging an employee’s charitable initiative, or proudly celebrating the works of artists with disabilities, we are up for it.”


The latest additions to the Christensen Law Art Collection were recently installed in the firm’s new in the historic Ford Building, designed by renowned architect Daniel H. Burnham and once lauded as Detroit’s first real skyscraper and the pride of the city. With its white marble and mahogany walls, the building still retains much of its 20th-century sophistication. “We wanted to bring in some dynamic color and abstract forms to offset the formality of the building’s traditional aesthetic,” said Leslie Christensen, the firm’s de-facto curator.


Works of two artists from in Pontiac (with framing by in Grosse Pointe) were selected for the installation. Both long-term Artists in Residence at TAE, another partner provider of rehabilitative art, Tarlton Renard Small and Rachael Kollman are prolific creators, working in distinct methods of watercolor resist and fluid painting.


In Christensen’s Southfield office, nearly every wall and interior office (even the co-ed bathroom!) benefits from the collection, and employees have their favorites. “I’m not entirely sure what it is,” says attorney of the diptych opposite her desk, “but the blues and greens swirl like ephemeral underwater currents – and it brings me great joy.”


For more on the Christensen Law Art Collection in Detroit, view the gallery below.


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