Chris is a member of the firms’ Commercial Real Estate and Construction practice groups. He has been a practicing attorney for over a decade and has been with the firm since 2018. Chris is licensed in both Kentucky and Ohio. Chris focuses his practice on advising private clients on the purchase, sale, lease, construction, and development of their commercial properties and businesses. He also represents several closely held businesses as outside general counsel.

Chris is actively involved in his community and serves on several committees for the firm, including as Co-Chair of the firm’s Hiring Committee since 2022.

Education

University of Louisville, B.S.B.A., Marketing (2012)

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, J.D., cum laude; Supervising Editor of Journal of Law & Education (2015)

Distinctions

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch” – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025–2026)

Professional Activities

Class of 2024, Leadership Northern Kentucky

Member, Kentucky Bar Association Construction & Public Contract Law Section

Northern Kentucky Bar Association - Young Lawyer Section

University of Louisville Cincinnati Alumni Club

Member, Cincinnati Bar Association

Member, Kentucky Bar Association

Outstanding Coordinator, Kentucky Young Lawyers Division (2019)

Examples of matters in which Chris has assisted clients include:

• Representing an institutional private owner as construction counsel for the development and construction of school buildings, athletic facilities, and stadiums, and churches.
• Representing multiple privately held closed corporations in stock purchase and asset purchase transactions with typical deal-sizes of $1M - $10M.
• Representing a private developer in the acquisition and sale of industrial properties throughout Kentucky and Ohio. Representation includes all title, survey, environmental due diligence and coordination with 1031 Exchange counsel.
• Representing a municipality in the acquisition, sale, and annexation of 200+ acre farm property for redevelopment as an industrial business park.
• Representing a publicly traded national retail restaurant chain in commercial retail lease transactions throughout the United States.
• Serving as part of a private developer’s construction counsel team in  connection with the construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine facility in Ohio.
• Representing general contractors and private owners in the defense and enforcement of mechanic’s liens under ORC 1311.
• Representing Kentucky architects and engineers to enforce and collect on design professional mechanic’s liens under KRS 376.075.

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