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Overview

With extensive trial experience gained early in his career, Chris represents clients in complex commercial litigation matters, with a special focus on the healthcare industry.

Chris handles all phases of litigation in state and federal court. He has deposed hundreds of witnesses, both factual and expert; defended countless depositions; and successfully first-chaired a bench trial where he obtained a complete defense verdict. He has also second-chaired jury trials with demands in the hundreds of millions. While Chris has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, he is particularly experienced in healthcare, where he has worked with various providers, and transportation, where clients have included shipping and trucking companies.

After joining a healthcare-focused law firm as a young associate, Chris represented hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, senior living centers, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases and administrative actions. He has successfully obtained full dismissals of cases against these clients, and he has also successfully represented providers in internal administrative reviews from hospital committees and before various state licensing agencies, including the Texas Board of Nursing. Chris finds it immensely rewarding to defend healthcare organizations and providers so that they can continue in their mission of serving patients.

For Chris, the core of lawyering is helping people: he chose to become a litigator out of a desire to help clients in times of crisis, and he purposefully selected a law school known for its trial advocacy program. Thanks to frequent trial experience at a previous firm, Chris is thoroughly comfortable in the courtroom and before both judges and juries. He’s also a deeply strategic attorney who fully understands the importance of developing a client-specific strategy for each case, and then letting it inform every decision at every stage of litigation. Clients know that Chris will leave no stone unturned in their defense, personally investing in achieving the best outcome possible.

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Education

  • J.D., Baylor Law School
    • Baylor Law Review, Associate Editor
    • cum laude
    • Frank A. Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition, Champion
    • Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition, Coach, Finalists
  • B.A., University of San Diego
    • cum laude

Admissions

  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Professional Memberships and Certifications

  • Austin Bar Association
  • Austin Young Lawyer Association

Languages

  • Spanish, conversational
Experience
  • Managed docket of 40-plus cases in state and federal court, representing hospitals, healthcare providers, transportation companies, homeowners associations, construction companies, and others in all phases of litigation.
  • Successfully first-chaired bench trial and obtained complete defense verdict.
  • Second-chaired jury trial with a nine-figure demand.
  • Successfully represented healthcare professionals before various state licensing agencies, including the Texas Board of Nursing.
Outside the Office

Chris takes acting classes on the weekend and enjoys going for walks in Austin’s Greenbelt with his Chihuahua mix, Bark Ruffalo. When he has time away from work, he is an avid world traveler who loves to check off bucket list destinations—most recently Japan.