Christopher D. Owens - Kingsport, TN
Attorney at Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP
Litigation Lawyers in Kingsport, TN
1212 North Eastman Road Kingsport, TN 37664
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Kingsport Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Attorney Information
Overview
Christopher Owens engages almost exclusively in trial work, with lead counsel experience in employment, commercial, and catastrophic personal injury cases before state and federal juries in Tennessee and Virginia.
Mr. Owens served as a law clerk to the Honorable Glen M. Williams, senior district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, before joining the firm in 2000.
Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mr. Owens grew up in Abingdon, Virginia, and currently resides in Bristol, Tennessee, with his wife, Suzie.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- "40 under Forty" Tri-Cities Business Journal, 2004
- Graduate of Lead Bristol, 2004
Education
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Legal Education
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University of North Dakota School of Law,
Grand Forks,
North Dakota, 1999
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: North Dakota Law Review, managing editor
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University of North Dakota School of Law,
Grand Forks,
North Dakota, 1999
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Non Legal Education
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University of Virginia at Charlottesville, 1995
B.A.
Major: Biological Chemistry
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University of Virginia at Charlottesville, 1995
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Past Positions
- Hon. Glen M. Williams, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 2000, Law Clerk
Representative Cases
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Printz v. United States
- Citation: 74 North Dakota Law Review, 543
- Year: 1998
Published Works
Articles
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Prinz v. United States: The Supreme Court Strikes Down the Brady Act as an Unconstitutional Infringement of Tenth Amendment State, 74 North Dakota Law Review, 543, 1998
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2000
- Virginia, 2001
- Kentucky, 2013
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2000
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2000
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee 1st Judicial District Committee for Jury Case Management, member
- Tennessee Bar Association, member
Contact
1212 North Eastman Road
Kingsport, TN 37664
Phone: 423-283-6312
Fax: (423) 283-6301
Email: Send a message
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