$ 200-300 per hour
also known as Chris Paton
Chris began his legal career as a law clerk to District Judge Raymond J. Dearie in the Eastern District of New York. He then worked as an associate in the New York City office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP where his practice focused on financial litigation. Chris left the firm to serve as a law clerk to Circuit Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals before joining Rosen Law Firm LLC in Charleston where he practiced primarily in the areas of family law and plaintiff-side medical malpractice and personal injury. Chris is the founder and sole member of Chris Paton LLC.
Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. John's University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review, in 2005. He earned his B.A. from New York University in 1997.
Chris is licensed to practice in both South Carolina and New York, and in federal court before the United States District Courts for the District of South Carolina and the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York, and in the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Chris is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, the Charleston County Bar Association, and the South Carolina Association for Justice.
$ 200-300 per hour
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Acquired: 2010
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State: New York
Acquired: 2006
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1476 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Ste. 7, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464
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Posted by anonymous | March 09, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Family
Superb Counsel
Chris has demonstrated repeatedly that he is a truly exceptional family court attorney who is both reliable and professional. He is capable of handling complex issues with aplomb and has been a pleasure throughout an otherwise acrimonious process. His utmost attention to detail is evident both in t...
Posted by Pamela | March 02, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Thankful I found Chris
Chris came recommended by a very accomplished attorney in Columbia SC. I found myself in the middle of a very messy divorce and was unsatisfied with my current attorney and state of affairs. Chris had a difficult job in managing my emotions and actions in order to sort things out and have a positive ...
"One of my relatives hired Chris to represent him in divorce proceedings. I am really impressed with Chris' professionalism and knowledge."
Family lawyer
Family lawyer
2016
South Carolina Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
2013
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Top 40 under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
2013 - Present
Attorney at Law, Chris Paton LLC
2010 - 2013
Associate, Rosen Law Firm, LLC
2008 - 2010
Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
2006 - 2008
Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
2005 - 2006
Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2015 - Present
SC Bar, Family Law Section CouncilCouncil Member
2012 - Present
South Carolina Association for JusticeMember
2010 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2010 - Present
Charleston County Bar AssociationMember
Affirmed
Reversed
2005
JD - Juris Doctor
1995
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2011
English
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