ATTORNEY
Christopher T. Kirchmer
Christopher’s (Chris) practice focuses on pharmaceutical and medical device product liability. Since joining the firm in 1992, Chris has held medical device manufacturers and Big Pharma accountable and has fought for justice for those who have become ill or injured due to negligence.
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Phone: 409-203-5030
Fax: 409-838-8888
Email: Contact Chris
Chris is certified in personal injury law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1995.
Chris is a member of Michelle Mehaffy American Inn of Court, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the Jefferson County Bar Association and is the former President of the Port Arthur Bar Association.
A University of Texas School of Law graduate, Chris was honored for Outstanding Work in Admiralty with the Sunflower Award. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Baylor University. He and his sister Sarah D. Montgomery are the founders of the Clinton R. Dobson Memorial Scholarship at Baylor’s Truett Seminary. Chris works with the Jefferson County Bar Association’s Veteran’s Initiative program to help provide pro bono legal services to veterans in need.
Areas of Practice
- General Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Consumer Protection
Board Certifications
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1995 Appeals 5th Circuit
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Sunflower Award for Outstanding Work in Admiralty
Baylor University
- Bachelor of Arts
Honors and Awards
- Southeast Texas “Lawyer of the Year” for Class Action and Mass Tort Litigation, Best Lawyers® in America, US News, 2019
- Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News and World Report, 2016 – 2023
- Texas Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, 2004-2006, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Michelle Mehaffy American Inn of Court
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Port Arthur Bar Association, President