J. S. "Chris" Christie Jr.
Recognized since 2005
Birmingham, Alabama
Commercial Litigation
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Insurance Law
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Insurance


J.S. "Chris" Christie is Of Counsel in Dentons Sirote’s Litigation practice group, based in Birmingham, Alabama. He has handled many False Claims Act cases, class actions, and bet-the-company cases and many cases involving stock valuations, financial expert witnesses and statistical expert witnesses. He frequently speaks and publishes on employee benefits, legal ethics, and trial techniques.
In employee benefits litigation, Chris represents plans, fiduciaries, and insurers in ERISA cases and in governmental plan cases. He has tried several ERISA fiduciary breach trials. Since 2012, he has been a Fellow with the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.
In healthcare litigation, Chris primarily represents hospitals, physicians and other providers and also has represented insurers, HMOs and other managed care organizations. For healthcare clients, he has tried and won at trial two healthcare False Claims Act cases against the Department of Justice.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.dentons.com/en/chris-christie
Location
- 2311 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
Education
- Duke University, J.D., graduated 1985
- Duke University, M.A., graduated 1985
- Rhodes College, B.A., graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
Affiliations
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel - Fellow
Federal Clerkships
- United States District Court
53 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
9 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards



Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Insurance Law, Birmingham (2022)
- Litigation - ERISA, Birmingham (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - ERISA
- Litigation - Insurance
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
- ERISA
- Litigation
- Pension, Health and Welfare
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Venture Capital Law
Publications
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