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Overview

Christopher’s practice focuses primarily on the representation of creditors in and outside of bankruptcy proceedings.

Christopher has represented the interests of creditors in federal courts, state courts and alternative dispute resolution proceedings in more than twenty states.

As part of his practice, Christopher assists creditors in the enforcement of loan agreements, including obtaining judgments, conducting foreclosure sales and recovering and liquidating personal property collateral. Christopher also has extensive experience in representing residential housing lenders and servicers against wrongful foreclosure and related lawsuits brought by borrowers.

Additionally, Christopher is an adjunct professor of business law at Kansas City, Kansas Community College.

Industries

Services

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021-2025
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
    • Rising Star, ​​​​​​​Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2018-2020

Education

  • J.D., Tulane University Law School
    • cum laude
    • Moot Court Board
    • Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property
  • B.S., Miami University
    • Mass Communication

Admissions

  • California
  • Kansas
  • Missouri
  • Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee

Professional Memberships and Certifications

  • Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association, President, 2019

Experience
  • Obtained summary judgment on all claims asserted against client in the mortgage banking industry in complex statewide class action regarding non-judicial foreclosures.
Community Leadership
  • Kansas City Kansas Community College, Business Law, adjunct professor
  • Spire Chamber Ensemble, Board of Directors