About Christopher
Licenses
Licensed in Florida for 26 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2023
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Best of Fort Lauderdale Award in the Trial Attorney category, Fort Lauderdale Award Program
1997
Teams Editor, NSU Moot Court Society
1996
Leo Goodwin Fellowship, Nova Southeastern University
1995
Member, Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society
1995
Member, Alpha Phi Sigma National Honor Society
Work Experience
2024 - Present
Judge, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
2014 - 2023
Partner, Williams, Hilal, Wigand, Grande PLLC
2012 - 2024
Owner, The Wigand Law Firm
2006 - 2012
Partner, Winston, Clark & Wigand, P.A.
1997 - 2006
Associate, Fenster & Faerber, P.A.
Associations
2015 - Present
Broward County Bar Association, Clerk and Bar CommitteeMember
2015 - Present
Broward County Bar AssociationBench and Clerk Committee
Member
Member
Member
Board Member
Member
Member
2014 - 2015
Florida Lawyers NetworkMember
2011 - 2016
Broward County Bar AssociationBench and Bar Committee
2011 - 2012
Broward County Bar AssociationLocal Rules Sub-Committee
2011 - 2016
Broward County Bar AssociationBench and Bar Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
Defendants met plaintiff's demand on the third day of trial after the close of plaintiff's case.
The jury awarded plaintiff $65,045
The jury found the defendant guilty and awarded damages for medical bills, past and future pain and suffering.
Verdict: $6,088,203.78 for Plaintiffs against Defendant Dr. Shabanah
Verdict: $2,097,616.89 for Plaintiff
Verdict: $856,836.26
Verdict: $4,961,018
Education
1999
law
1996
Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2013
Medicare Lien Resolution
Publications
2010
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Legal Answers
How can I get accommodations for my medical issues at work?
20 Jun 2021
Are the severe complications from a prostate biopsy a case of medical negligence?
02 Nov 2020
What to do?
09 Nov 2020