J.S. “Chris” Christie practices with Dentons Sirote PC’s Litigation Practice Group in its Birmingham, Alabama office. Super Lawyers named him in 2017 as a Top 50 Attorney in Alabama; The Best Lawyers in America has listed him since 2005; and the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel selected him as a Fellow in 2015. Chris graduated in 1981 from Rhodes College with a B.A. and in 1985 from Duke University with an M.A. and a J.D. From 1985-87, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer, teaching at the University of Yaoundé School of Law. After 30 years with another firm, he left to run for Alabama Attorney General and then joined Sirote Dentons over three years ago. Chris frequently speaks and writes on ethics, employee benefits, health care law, and how to try a lawsuit.