Christopher M Harrell

Christopher M Harrell

3.8
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 33 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Louisville, KY
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Social Security

2500 Bardstown Rd Ste 4, Louisville, KY

About Christopher

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Contingency

25%-25%


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Licenses

Licensed in Kentucky for 33 years

State: Kentucky

Acquired: 1993

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Christopher M Harrell

2500 Bardstown Rd Ste 4, Louisville, KY, 40205

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Christopher M Harrell's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.8 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

5 star (7)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (3)

Posted by anonymous | May 3, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Recording of this guy on Reddit

There are three recordings of this guy on Reddit and apparently more to come. One is him encouraging his client to lie about the level of activity they could do. The other is the hearing where he asked the judge two questions and made fun of his client in front of the judge. Last is him not taking th...e appeals council appeal even though his client had literally almost died. This guy only wants your Social Security money with minimal effort. Lots of people who hear these recordings are reporting him to the Bar association

Posted by Ted | April 23, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Lost My Buddies Case

I just listened to the recording of the trial with the administrative disability judge. This lawyer is a joke. He must just think that putting the name of a lawyer on the disability case makes it win. Because he did nothing. He asked two questions and even put my buddy down in front of the judge. ...That recording is on Reddit. I should’ve represented my friend. The only thing this lawyer did was get records which anybody can do with one phone call to any medical facility. I have reported this guy to the Bar association on my friends behalf. Just do your case yourself or just a random friend instead of this guy.

Posted by anonymous | April 23, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Typical Sleazy SS Lawyer

I managed to talk to Chris two times in a year that I had him hired. His pretrial preparation was worthless. His pretrial briefing was garbage. The briefing I wrote to him to take my trial was better. He asked two questions during the hearing, neither of which the judge cared about or used in his dec...ision. I lost my case because I hired Chris instead of doing it myself. Don’t make your illness or disability worse by hiring this guy and giving him any of your money.

Posted by Amy | December 23, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent disability attorney.

Christopher Harrell worked long and hard for about 2 years on my disability case. Very greatful to him and his staff for their excellent service and winning my case. Would reccomend him to anyone needing disability services. When your in that type of situation you dont need some attorney from a si...lly commercial you need a good knowledgable attorney like Christopher who will work hard for you.

Posted by Kristina | July 22, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent service

Chris was very prompt in answering all of my questions with very thorough answers. His service helped me to win my SSDI case. Nothing but good things to say about him and his staff.

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Christopher M Harrell's Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse Christopher
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Thomas Stone

Divorce and separation lawyer | Mar 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Chris is a dedicated legal professional who is a great advocate for his clients. He is well respected in the legal community."

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Karen Faulkner

Family lawyer | Oct 16

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Chris is a passionate and competent lawyer who works hard for his clients. I have worked with him and against him and have and would continue to recommend potential clients to him."

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Justin Key

Social Security & Disability lawyer | Oct 14

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Chris is a zealous advocate for his clients and an effective mediator for those facing difficult legal issues."

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Thomas Stone

Divorce and separation lawyer

Karen Elizabeth Faulkner headshot
Karen Faulkner

Family lawyer

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Hugh Barrow

Family lawyer

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John Helmers

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Justin Key

Divorce and separation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2014

Top Lawyer-Family Mediator, Louisville Magazine

2014

Top Lawyer-Social Security and Disability, Louisville Magazine

2013

Top Lawyer-Social Security and Disability, Louisville Magazine

2012

Top Lawyer-Social Security and Disability, Louisville Magazine

2008

Professional of the Year, Court Appointed Special Advocates

Work Experience

2000 - Present

Owner, Christopher Harrell, Attorney at Law, PLLC

Associations

2002 - Present

Guardian Ad Litem Association

Member

1996 - Present

Louisville Bar Association

Member

1993 - Present

Kentucky Bar Assocation

Member

1993 - Present

Louisville Bar Association, Social Security Section

Former Chair

Sample of Legal Cases

Cox v. Commissioner of Social Security

Favorable

McGinity-Miller v. Miller

Favorable

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Education

1993

University of Kentucky

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2014

Legal Aid University

Divorce

2008

2008 Child Custody Conference

Child Custody

2007

To Infinity and Beyond: Social Security Practice in the 21st Century

Social Security

2006

Social Security Seminar

Social Security Disability

Publications

1999

Access to Justice Foundation Child Custody in Domestic Violence Cases

Languages

English

Activity

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