Christopher D. Owens

Christopher D. Owens

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Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP

Litigation Lawyers in Kingsport, TN in Kingsport, TN

Kingsport, TN423-283-6312
LitigationInsurance Defense LitigationLabor and EmploymentBankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

About Christopher D. Owens

Christopher Owens engages almost exclusively in trial work, with lead counsel experience in employment, commercial, and catastrophic personal injury cases before state and federal juries in Tennessee and Virginia. Mr. Owens served as a law clerk to the Honorable Glen M. Williams, senior district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, before joining the firm in 2000. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mr. Owens grew up in Abingdon, Virginia, and currently resides in Bristol, Tennessee, with his wife, Suzie. Awards and Honors Honors "40 under Forty" Tri-Cities Business Journal, 2004 Graduate of Lead Bristol, 2004

Education

Legal Education

  • University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1999
  • Juris Doctorate
  • Honors: Order of the Coif
  • Law Review: North Dakota Law Review, managing editor

Non Legal Education

  • University of Virginia at Charlottesville, 1995
  • B.A.
  • Major: Biological Chemistry

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Of Counsel

Past Positions

  • Hon. Glen M. Williams, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 2000, Law Clerk

Representative Cases

  • Printz v. United States
  • Citation: 74 North Dakota Law Review, 543
  • Year: 1998

Published Works

Articles

  • Prinz v. United States: The Supreme Court Strikes Down the Brady Act as an Unconstitutional Infringement of Tenth Amendment State, 74 North Dakota Law Review, 543, 1998

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2000
  • Virginia, 2001
  • Kentucky, 2013
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2000
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2000

Other Affiliations

  • Tennessee 1st Judicial District Committee for Jury Case Management, member
  • Tennessee Bar Association, member

Attorney Details

Full NameChristopher D. Owens
FirmHunter, Smith & Davis, LLP
Address1212 North Eastman Road, Kingsport, TN 37664
Phone423-283-6312
Phone423-283-6301
Websitewww.injury.hsdlaw.com
Websitewww.hsdlaw.com
Websitewww.hsdlaw.com/blog
New Clients Currently accepting
Consultation Free initial consultation