Christopher Weiss

Overview Chris Weiss serves as a trusted advisor and accomplished trial attorney with more than 22 years of experience helping clients across a wide spectrum of industries resolve their most complex problems and critical cases. Developing a deep understanding of his clients, their businesses and their goals, Chris creates cost-effective, innovative, and proactive strategies to protect his clients interests before litigation arises. He enjoys helping clients predict and proactively solve their most complex problems, as well as manage and budget for their risks. But when litigation arises, Chris is a formidable advocate with a proven record of success, whether in state or federal court or before a governmental body or administrative agency. Chris has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning. Chris represents clients in all types of complex civil and commercial litigation. He has deep knowledge in the fields of real estate, development, and construction, and land use and zoning, condominium, and association law, as well as creditor rights and bankruptcy, employment law, consumer protection law, fiduciary and trusts and estate law, and non-profit law. He has a wealth of experience representing resort developers, timeshare companies, property owners associations, developers, and contractors in matters that affect their business and projects. Chris also represents creditors in bankruptcies, adversary proceedings, and collection matters, and has significant experience in the farm credit space. He also handles fiduciary and trust and estate litigation, and represents businesses and employers in discrimination and employment law cases. Chris has successfully defended clients against class-actions and consumer cases involving TCPA claims, state and federal consumer protection law claims, and ADA accessibility claims. Chris also has a passion and commitment to pro bono work. He has handled several pro bono cases involving application of the Hague Convention in cases involving international parental child abductions, in which he obtained the safe return of minor children who were wrongfully taken from their home country and their left-behind parents. Read More Read Less