Chris is an experienced appellate advocate with a background in civil trials and state government investigations.
In his litigation practice, Chris offers a rare perspective: an appellate attorney who’s tried more than a dozen cases, including first chairing both jury and bench trials. He’s handled matters at the US Supreme Court, the Tenth Circuit, Colorado’s appellate courts, and in other state and federal courts across the country.
Chris also defends companies and individuals facing inquiries by state governments. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, he was an assistant attorney general at the Colorado Department of Law, where he investigated and litigated a wide variety of claims on behalf of government officials and agencies. He’s also an adjunct professor of election law at DU’s Sturm College of Law. Print and broadcast media regularly turn to Chris for his legal analysis on the judiciary, constitutional law, elections, and the Colorado state government.
Previously, Chris clerked for the Honorable Roger L. Gregory on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.