Christine Sahakian ‘14

Adjunct Associate Professor of Law | Attorney Supervisor, California Department of Transportation

B.A., Political Science, University of California, Irvine
J.D., Southwestern Law School

Member, California State Bar

Joined Southwestern: 2025

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Professor Sahakian is currently an Attorney Supervisor at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), where she has been practicing civil litigation since 2016.  She is responsible for supervising attorneys while handling all stages of public sector litigation matters, including tort, eminent domain, and unlawful detainer.

Professor Sahakian received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, and attended Southwestern Law School, where she was a staff member and Lead Article Editor of the Southwestern Journal of International Law.