Overview
Construction
Chris represents clients in litigation, arbitration and other dispute resolution activities involving a variety of construction issues, including delay and construction defect claims. He also reviews and analyzes a variety of construction contracts, including design agreements and design-build contracts.
Property Tax
Chris helps commercial clients navigate the tax appeal process at both the county and state agency level to achieve real property valuation corrections.
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Advocacy
Chris assists landowners and condemning entities protect their rights in eminent domain proceedings. His representation typically involves complex application of constitutional and municipal law, as well as the valuation of property rights. He also helps corporate and individual clients resolve disputes involving other real estate interests, including lease disputes and land-use designations.
Past Experience
Prior to joining the firm, Chris worked as a litigation associate at an international law firm in its Santa Monica, California office, where he focused on a range of complex commercial litigation disputes.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Colorado
California
Education
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
J.D. Ecology Law Quarterly (articles editor) (2010)
Harvard University
B.A. in Government, cum laude (2004)
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- Knowing Your Customer in the Age of Terrorism
Bloomberg Law Reports, Vol. 2, No. 9, September 2011 - Restoring Webster’s Definition of 'Best' Under the Clean Air Act
Ecology Law Quarterly, vol. 37, no 595, June 2010
Leadership & Community
Civic Activities
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Sierra Club Rocky Mountain Chapter —Chair, Water Resources Committee, 2015-16
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — "Ones to Watch," Construction Law, 2021
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2019
- University of California Berkeley School of Law — Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law