Christopher Bagley

Chris Bagley joined the firm in 2025 as a Consumer Protection attorney at Maginnis Howard Raleigh. After graduating with an undergraduate degree in Economics and a Master of Journalism, Chris spent twelve years in business journalism and public relations and two years as a legal affairs reporter in the Research Triangle. In 2016, he graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law. At UNC Law, Chris was an editor and executive board member of the North Carolina Journal of International Law, receiving the Seymour Wurfel Award for outstanding contributions. He was also a Holderness Moot Court client counseling team member and judges’ chair for the J. Braxton Craven moot court competition. Chris is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He serves on the board of the North Carolina Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society. He is involved with several legal organizations, including the Public Justice Foundation and the National Association of Consumer Advocates. In Chris’s free time, he enjoys long-distance road cycling, cooking, learning foreign languages, and playing chess. Awards and Honors Honors Super Lawyers, Rising Star (Mass Torts / Class Actions), 2021–25 Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch (Mass Torts / Class Actions), 2021–25

• Consumer Protection Attorney

• Helped secure a $1.2 million settlement for a class of debtors with claims for misrepresentation in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
• Helped secure settlements totaling $1.3 million for an estate in a wrongful-death lawsuit after establishing that the decedent was in a common-law marriage in South Carolina.
• On appeal, obtained a reversal of summary judgment for a legal-malpractice plaintiff whose divorce attorneys had filed legally deficient documents on his behalf.
• Represents consumer plaintiffs throughout North Carolina since 2017.
• Represents mass-tort plaintiffs, including cases in four MDLs (multi-district litigation) across the United States.

• North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Board Member, Products Liability, Mass Torts, and Class Actions Section
• National Association of Consumer Attorneys, Member
• International Association of Privacy Professionals, Certified Information Privacy Professional