Christa Sumwalt - a Charlotte, United States Criminal Law Lawyer

Charlotte Criminal Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Criminal Law
Workers Compensation
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death

Attorney Information

Overview

Christa Sumwalt has over 125 jury trials under her belt between civil personal injury cases, 10 years of experience as a prosecutor in Mecklenburg County, and many years of criminal defense work. At The Sumwalt Group, Christa handles workers' compensation and civil cases. She is also Of Counsel at Ascension Law, where she runs a criminal defense practice. Between her work as a multifaceted trial lawyer, Christa has finished a Full Ironman competition, 10 Half-Ironman Competition, several marathons and many other half-marathons that, unfortunately, she has lost count of.

Education

Legal Education
- South Carolina State College Law School, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 1998
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of South Carolina—Aiken, 1995
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

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Past Positions

The Sumwalt Group, Lawyer (2020-present) Charlotte, North Carolina
Of Counsel, Ascension Law
Milazzo Webb Law, Lawyer (2013-2020) Charlotte, North Carolina
State of North Carolina, 26th Prosecutorial District, Assistant District Attorney (2000-2010) Charlotte, North Carolina
Suggs & Kelly, PA, Lawyer (1998-2000) Law Clerk (1996-1998) Columbia, South Carolina
Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Law Clerk (1996) Charleston, South Carolina

Classes and Seminars

Charlotte School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2011-2016) Charlotte, North Carolina
National District Attorneys Association, Faculty by Invitation (2007-2010) Columbia, South Carolina

Bar Admissions

North Carolina, 1998
South Carolina, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1999
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1998
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1998

Other Affiliations

North Carolina Advocates for Justice (formerly the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers) (Member (2010-present))
Domestic Violence Advocacy Council (Former member, Past Chair, Past Chair, Legal Committee)
Charlotte Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board (Former Planning Committee member)
Board of Mecklenburg County Sentencing Services (Past member)
North Carolina Bar Association

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Contact

Charlotte, NC

Post Office Box 31424
Charlotte, NC 28231

Directions

Phone: 704-946-8293

Fax: 7045591783

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.sumwaltgrouplaw.com (The Sumwalt Group Workers' Compensation and Trial Lawyers)

Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in our physical office, although we have a virtual practice and will accept electronic correspondence at any hour

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