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"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that."
~ John Stuart Mill

Biography

Chris received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis in 1994.  He then moved to Washington, D.C. to teach and work on Capitol Hill.  He then moved back to St. Louis to pursue his J.D. at St. Louis University.  Following graduation in 2000, he clerked two years at the Missouri Court of Appeals with the Hon. James R. Dowd.

Prior to joining Korein Tillery, Chris worked in the St. Louis offices of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard and then Bryan Cave, where he specialized in products liability, complex insurance litigation, class actions and appellate practice.  Since joining Korein Tillery in the beginning of 2008, he has worked on several consumer protection, pension-related and securities class actions, as well as individual, large investor securities claims arising out of the collapse of Bear Stearns and Countrywide. 

Professional Activities

Chris is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois.  He is admitted to practice before the Seventh and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Southern and Northern Districts of Illinois. 

He is a member of the American, Illinois, Missouri, and Metropolitan St. Louis Bar Associations, and is a proud member of the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Public Justice. 

Publications

• Cross-Examining the Plaintiff, Missouri Products Liability Handbook (2004).
• The Future of School Vouchers for Religious Academies After Jackson v. Benson, 43 St. Louis University Law Journal 1083 (1999).
• Ethical Issues in the Use of Zidovudine to Reduce Vertical Transmission of HIV, 332 New England Journal of Medicine 891 (1995).
• Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics, by Ronald Munson, with Christopher A. Hoffman (5^th ed. 1995).
• J. S. Mill's Utilitarianism, (dissertation) (1994).
• Desires and the Desirable, 25 The Philosophical Forum 19 (1993).

Civic Activities

Chris continues to teach an ethics course every semester as an adjunct assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  He is a strong supporter of the St. Louis PBS and NPR affiliates, and Forest Park Forever.

Education

Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D. cum laude (2000)

Washington University, M.A, Ph.D.

Northern Illinois University, B.A. cum laude

Chris attended Washington University on full Academic Scholarships and Fellowships.  While in law school he received academic awards in Legal Research and Writing, Trial Advocacy, and Employment Law.  He was Deputy Managing Editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal, received a Faculty Research Fellowship, and served as Intern for the Hon. Paul J. Simon in the Missouri Court of Appeals.

Personal

Chris enjoys writing, cycling, hiking, and training kittens to fetch and follow.