Chris was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. In 2005, he graduated magna cum laude from the Bittner School of Business at St. John Fisher College which is located in Rochester, New York. Chris received a degree in Management with a concentration in Marketing and a minor in Pre-Law. While in college, Chris was privileged enough to be part of the United States Department of Defense’s summer hire program where he was given various responsibilities at the Defense Contract Management Agency in support of our nation’s military.
After college, Chris moved to Orlando, Florida to fulfill his dream of becoming a lawyer and living in a warmer climate. In 2008, Chris received his Juris Doctor degree from the Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law at Barry University. During his first semester of law school, Chris became a legal assistant in the areas of personal injury and criminal defense law in order to gain real world experience outside of the classroom. He also became a Certified Legal Intern with Barry’s Children & Families Legal Clinic where he defended children charged with criminal offenses in court. In his final year of law school, Chris became a Certified County Mediator. He worked at the Orange County Courthouse successfully mediating cases in the areas of contracts, negligence, and landlord/tenant law.
Prior to joining Diez-Arguelles & Tejedor, Chris worked as an attorney for a small personal injury firm in Orlando. He now practices in the areas of general negligence, medical malpractice, and mass torts. Chris is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Chris is also a member of the Florida Justice Association and the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association.