Litigation

• Kentucky, 2006
• Indiana, 2011

• Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2006
  
• Deans List (Top 20%): Fall 2003, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
  
• Dean's Scholarship
  
• Notes Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
• Brigham Young University, Bachelor's, 2002, magna cum laude
  
• Olsen Scholarship Recipient (full-tuition academic merit scholarship)

Chris has successfully represented a wide range of clients including companies, non-profit organizations and individuals in a variety of litigation matters including cases involving wrongful death claims, allegations of bad faith, complex commercial claims, coverage matters, and multi-plaintiff mass tort actions.

Experience

Chris has successfully handled hundreds of matters and prides himself on an aggressive, results-oriented approach dictated by his clients' specific needs and goals.  Chris has assisted defense clients in getting numerous cases dismissed in the pretrial stages.  He has also negotiated many favorable settlements, participated in numerous depositions, mediations and hearings, and was recently second chair in a high-stakes trial in which a jury rendered a very favorable verdict for Chris' client.  Representing local, regional and national clients, Chris has practiced before multiple Kentucky Circuit Courts, Kentucky's Court of Appeals, Kentucky's Supreme Court, the Federal District Courts for both the Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Chris has also assisted with national, multidistrict litigation (MDL) cases.  Before attending law school Chris worked as an Analyst for Citigroup.

Insurance Bad Faith - Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee
DRI Insurance Bad Faith:  A Compendium of State Law, December 2010

Ethical Considerations for Litigators In a ‘24/7,’ On-Line World
2010 Winter Edition of ABA's Litigation Journal

Plaintiffs' Interests Prepare to Fight Supreme Court Rulings that Heightened Pleading Standard; Defense Attorneys Armed With Weapon to Combat Frivolous Complaints
DRI Commercial Litigation Publication, The Business Suit, December 2009

Supreme Court Ruling Confirms Heightened Pleading Standard
FrostBrownTodd.com, July 2009

"We're Not in Kansas Anymore" -- A Young Lawyer's Primer on the Multidistrict Litigation Process
DRI Commercial Litigation Publication, The Business Suit, July 2009

Section 16.10.1 -- Self Critical Analysis Privilege
Lawsuit!: Reducing the Risk of Product Liability for Manufacturers, January 2009

Non-Competition Agreements in Kentucky
DRI Trade Secrets and Agreement Not to Compete: A State-by-State Compendium - Kentucky Chapter, December 2008

"Bring It On": The High-Stakes Battle Over Whether The Courts, Congress or The FEC Should Muzzle Independent "527" Television Advertising
7 VAND. J. ENT. L. & PRAC. 485.

Courts' Treatment of the Self-Critical Analysis Privilege
FrostBrownTodd.com, December 2007
Cincinnati Law Library News, January 2008