Christopher

D.

Owens

Of Counsel

Litigation
Insurance Defense Litigation
Labor and Employment
Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

Biography

Christopher Owens engages almost exclusively in trial work, with lead counsel experience in employment, commercial, and catastrophic personal injury cases before state and federal juries in Tennessee and Virginia.

Mr. Owens served as a law clerk to the Honorable Glen M. Williams, senior district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, before joining the firm in 2000.

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mr. Owens grew up in Abingdon, Virginia, and currently resides in Bristol, Tennessee, with his wife, Suzie.

Practice Areas

Litigation
Insurance Defense Litigation
Labor and Employment
Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

Education

University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Juris Doctorate – 1999
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review: North Dakota Law Review, managing editor
University of Virginia at Charlottesville
- B.A. – 1995
- Major: Biological Chemistry

Professional & Civic Involvement

Tennessee 1st Judicial District Committee for Jury Case Management, member
Tennessee Bar Association, member

Admissions

Tennessee, 2000
Virginia, 2001
Kentucky, 2013
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2000
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2000

Christopher D. Owens