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Christopher E. Kittell

Kittell Law Firm 2464 Church Street Suite A Hernando, MS 38632 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury, Civil Litigation call (662) 298-3456 fax (855) 896-8772 visit website

Biographical Information Admission Dates & Jurisdictions Education Professional Experience Honors & Awards Professional Associations Press Verdicts & Settlements Speaking Engagements Publications Service Activities

Biographical Information

Christopher E. Kittell is a sole practitioner and practices law at the Kittell Law Firm in Hernando, Mississippi.  Chris is happily married to his wife Jennifer and is the proud father of three children.

Chris practices primarily in the area of civil litigation, including the areas of consumer protection, Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) litigation, personal injury (car wrecks, premises liability and other types of injuries), and wrongful death.

Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

1999 – All state courts in Mississippi

1999 – United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

1999 – United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

1999 – United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

2001 – United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

2005 – United States District Court for the District of Colorado

2014 – United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

2014 – United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Education

1996 – BBA in Computer Information Systems from Delta State University

1999 – Juris Doctor from University of Mississippi School of Law

Professional Experience

Owner/Attorney – Kittell Law Firm – 2012 to present

Partner at Merkel & Cocke, P.A. – 2007 to 2012

Partner at Webster Gresham & Kittell – 2003 to 2007

Associate at Twiford Webster & Gresham – 2001 to 2003

Associate at Lewis & Lewis, P.A. – 1999 to 2001

Honors & Awards

2015 – Nation’s Top One Percent – National Association of Distinguished Counsel

2014 – AV Rating – Martindale Hubbell

2014 – Client’s Choice Award – Avvo

2014 – 10.0 out of 10.0 “Superb” Rating – Avvo

2013 – Top 10 Attorney in Mississippi – National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys

2013 – Rising Star – Mid South Super Lawyers Magazine

2012 – Top 40 Under 40 – National Trial Lawyers

2012 – Rising Star – Mid South Super Lawyers Magazine

2011 – Rising Star – Mid South Super Lawyers Magazine

2010 – Rising Star – Mid South Super Lawyers Magazine

 

Professional Associations

Mississippi Bar Association

Mississippi Association for Justice

National Association of Consumer Advocates

Press

November 2012 – Feature Article in Mid South Super Lawyers Magazine

Christopher E. Kittell was featured in an article in Mid South Super Lawyers’ magazine.  The article focused on Kittell’s experience regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act and identity theft.  In the article, Kittell is described as an “Identity Thief’s Worst Nightmare”.  The article can be viewed by clicking here.

Verdicts & Settlements

Cushing v. GoldStrike Casino
Outcome: $250,000.00 verdict for Plaintiff, upheld by Mississippi Court of Appeals and Mississippi Supreme Court
Reba Rice v. Sears Logistics Services
Outcome: $2.3 Million Dollar verdict for the Plaintiff, at the time the largest verdict in DeSoto County, MS history

Speaking Engagements

Speaker at The Litigator’s Guide to Technology & Social Media in Civil Lawsuits regarding “Practical Gadgets, Apps & Tech Tips for Lawyers” – July 31, 2013 – Jackson, MS

Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’ bi-annual Fair Credit Reporting Act conference – May 20-22, 2011 – Memphis, TN

Speaker regarding Electronic Discovery at Barristers Educational Services’ Trial Practice Essentials seminar
7/28/2010 – Jackson, MS
Speaker regarding Electronic Discovery at Barristers Educational Services’ Trial Practice Essentials
7/15/2010 – Cleveland, MS
Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’ bi-annual Fair Credit Reporting Act conference
5/8/2009 – Chicago, IL
Speaker at Barristers Educational Services’ Litigation Nuts & Bolts
7/16/08 – Cleveland, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “CLE on the Road”
11/16/2007 – Greenville, MS
Speaker at Barristers Educational Services’ “Quick Tips for MS Litigators”
7/20/07 – Cleveland, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “CLE on the Road”
4/27/07 – Tupelo, MS
Speaker regarding “Law Office Technology Update”at Panola County (Mississippi) Bar Association’s monthly meeting
3/8/2007 – Batesville, MS
Speaker at Barristers Educational Services’ “Trial Practice in MS” seminar
7/21/2006 – Oxford, MS
Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’ annual Fair Credit Reporting Act conference
5/5-7/2006 – Las Vegas, NV
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “CLE on the Road”
4/21/2006 – Olive Branch, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “CLE on the Road”
11/18/2005 – Greenwood, MS
Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’ annual Fair Credit Reporting Act conference
6/3-5/2005 – New Orleans, LA
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “Technology Solutions for the Mississippi Practitioner ” seminar
10/1/2004 – Jackson, MS
Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’s annual Fair Credit Reporting Act conference
5/14-6/2004 – Chicago, IL
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s Technology Roadshows
5/21/2004 – Tupelo, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s Technology Roadshows
4/26/04 – Hattiesburg, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s CLE on the Road – Delta Regional Meeting
11/14/2003 – Greenville, MS
Speaker at Mississipp Bar’s 2003 Technology Solutions for the Mississippi Practitioner
10/3/2003 – Raymond, MS
Speaker at Barristers Educational Services’ Computer Skills & Applications for MS Lawyers
6/27/2003 – Jackson, MS
Speaker at Barristers Educational Services’ Computer Skills & Applications for MS Lawyers
6/20/2003
Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’ annual Fair Credit Reporting Act Conference
3/7-9/2003 – Orlando, FL
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s Annual Ethics Seminar
9/19/2002 – Jackson, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s annual Summer School for Lawyers
7/8/2002 – Destin, FL
Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’ annual Fair Credit Reporting Act conference
2002 – Albuquerque, NM
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “Technology 2002 – From Amicus through Zyindex” seminar
2/8/2002 – Gulfport, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “Technology 2002 – From Amicus through Zyindex” seminar
2/7/2002 – Jackson, MS
Speaker at Mississippi Bar’s “Technology 2002 – From Amicus through Zyindex” seminar
2/6/2002 – Tupelo, MS
Speaker at Barristers Educational Services’ “Products Liability Practice” seminar
6/13/2001 – Clarksdale, MS
Speaker at National Association of Consumer Advocates’s annual Fair Credit Reporting Act conference
2001 – Las Vegas, NV

Publications

2013 – State of the Credit Reporting Industry and the Fair Credit Reporting Act – Voir Dire Magazine

Christopher E. Kittell wrote an article for the Mississippi Association for Justice’s Voir Dire Magazine regarding the state of the credit reporting industry and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

November 2012 – Feature Article in Mid South Super Lawyers Magazine

Christopher E. Kittell was featured in an article in Mid South Super Lawyers’ magazine.  The article focused on Kittell’s experience regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act and identity theft.  In the article, Kittell is described as an “Identity Thief’s Worst Nightmare”.  The article can be viewed by clicking here.

May 2012 – Article by Christopher Kittell Published in Mississippi Bar’s Mississippi Lawyer Magazine

Christopher E. Kittell penned an article for the Mississippi Bar’s quarterly magazine regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act.  Kittell’s article can be found on page 48 of the magazine found here.

April 2012 – Kittell Quoted in Article on Lawyers.com

Christopher E. Kittell was quoted recently in an article on Lawyers.com.  Click here to read the article.

Service Activities

Clarksdale Habitat for Humanity – Former board member

Youth Leadership Clarksdale – Former board member

Presbyterian Day School school board – Former board member

Clarksdale Rotary Club – Former member of Board of Directors

Lee Academy school board – Former board member

 

 

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