Chris was born and raised in Missouri. He grew up here, attended High school locally and played football in college locally as well at Washington University in St. Louis where he graduated from undergrad. He attended law school at St. Louis University law school where he was awarded the David Hensler Award for Excellence in trial advocacy. He obtained trial experience while working as an assistant circuit attorney in the City of St. Louis after passing the bar exam. His practice includes cases ranging from catastrophic trucking cases to premises liability to brain injuries to rear end collision car wrecks. He has tried many cases, achieving multi-million dollar verdicts on offers just a fraction of that. He also has experience handling bad faith claims and collecting extra contractual damages. He has argued before the Missouri Court of Appeals and is equipped to handle cases from initial injury to verdict to appeal. When not practicing, he enjoys time with his wife, Christine and their five kids.