A Unique Law Firm
For A Unique Region
Attorney CHRISTOPHER D. OWENS
Christopher
D.
Owens
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