
Christopher D. Owens
Free ConsultationLitigation Lawyers in Kingsport, TN in Kingsport, TN
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 Name | Christopher D. Owens |
| Firm | Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP |
| Address | 1212 North Eastman Road, Kingsport, TN 37664 |
| Phone | 423-283-6312 |
| Phone | 423-283-6301 |
| Website | www.injury.hsdlaw.com |
| Website | www.hsdlaw.com |
| Website | www.hsdlaw.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |