Christopher Kittell, Esq.

Christopher E. Kittell practices primarily in the area of civil litigation, including the areas of consumer protection, Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) litigation, personal injury (both plaintiff and defense), and wrongful death. He is licensed to practice law in all courts in the State of Mississippi, including the Mississippi Supreme Court, all Mississippi Circuit and Chancery Courts, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. He is also licensed to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Chris has received nationwide notoriety for his practice regarding the FCRA. Chris was involved in a $4.47 million verdict against Trans Union, at the time the largest verdict against a credit bureau. Chris is involved in FCRA cases across the nation and is often associated by lawyers around the country less familiar with the inner workings of the credit reporting industry. Currently, Chris is representing consumers from Mississippi to Montana to New York. Chris also obtained a $2,273,000.00 verdict for a plaintiff in a slip and fall case in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County, Mississippi in August, 2006, which is believed to be the largest personal injury verdict to date in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

Chris has also enjoyed lecturing to both current and future lawyers, including speaking at local Continuing Legal Education seminars in Mississippi, lecturing for consumer law classes at the University of Mississippi School of Law, and lecturing each year at the National Association of Consumer Advocates FCRA Conferences since the Conference’s inception in 2001 and has served on the Conference’s steering committee since 2004.

Areas Of Practice:

• Civil Litigation
• Consumer Protection
• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA) litigation
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death

Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Mississippi (Supreme Court, all Circuit and Chancery Courts)
• United States Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado

Education:

• Delta State University in 1996
• University of Mississippi School of Law, 1999 – Juris Doctor
• Received James O. Eastland Scholarship
• Member of International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi

Published Works:
Chris’ works regarding “FRCA” have been published in The Consumer Advocate and the national publication of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Coahoma County Bar Association (Former President)
• Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association of Justice
• National Association of Consumer Advocates
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Fraternities/Sororities:

• Phi Delta Phi
• Lambda Pi Chapter of Kappa Sigma

 

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