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- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut; Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
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- LL.M. candidate (Insurance Law), University of Connecticut
- J.D., Quinnipiac University, 1996 (magna cum laude)
- B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1991
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- Law school honors: Editor-in-Chief, Quinnipiac Law Review, 1995-96; Academic Excellence Award; Academic Achievement Award; Lawyers' Professional Responsibility
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- Member, American Bar Association; Sections of Litigation, Torts and Insurance Practice
- Member, Connecticut Bar Association
- Member, Hartford County Bar Association
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| | | Christopher G. Barnes
PartnerConnecticut Email: cgb@jordenusa.com
Phone: 860.392.5018
Fax: 860.392.5058 Christopher G. Barnes is a Partner in the Firm's Connecticut office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation in state and federal court on behalf of insurance companies and other financial institution clients.
Following graduation from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Sidney S. Landau of the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Honorable Alfred V. Covello, former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. After four years as an associate at two national and international law firms, Chris joined Jorden Burt LLP in 2002 as the first associate hired in the new Connecticut office.
His practice includes all aspects of litigation and alternative dispute resolution in the areas of insurance, reinsurance and ERISA. His practice also includes handling insurance coverage matters involving directors and officers and errors and omission policies.
Chris recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an ING life insurance subsidiary following a week-long jury trial in Suffolk County (Boston), Massachusetts, Superior Court. Plaintiff had claimed that the insurer and its agent made misrepresentations and engaged in negligent conduct in connection with the sale of a $12 million second-to-die life insurance policy. Plaintiff also had claimed that the insurer negligently supervised its agent and claimed breach of contract against both defendants. After deliberating for less than four hours, the jury rejected Plaintiff's claims and request for a multi-million dollar damages award and returned a verdict in favor of defendants on all counts.
Chris was also part of a trial team that received a jury verdict in excess of $70 million in damages following a four-week jury trial for a financial institution client in Tennessee state court. Representative Matters
- Paul E. Reddish v. Joseph Statuta et al., Civ. No. 03-1775-G (Superior Court for Suffolk County June 15, 2006)
- Benefit Consultants, Inc. v. Fortis Cos., Case No. 28611 (Tenn. Ch. Ct. May 26, 2005)
- Levine v. Hartford Life Insurance Co., Civ. No. 3:02CV81 (CFD), 2002 WL 1608330 (D. Conn. June 28, 2002)
Speeches and Publications
- Frequent Contributor: Expect Focus®
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