Christopher Seeger

Chris has led some of the most complex, groundbreaking, and high-profile litigations in the U.S., at both the state and federal level, including In re National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, In re Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, and In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litigation. Often selected by the courts to serve as Lead Counsel, Co-Lead Counsel, Liaison Counsel, or member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive and/or Steering Committee in dozens of proceedings, Chris received the most multidistrict litigation (MDL) appointments of any lawyer between 2016 and 2019 according to a 2020 ALM study. His unique experience makes him a knowledgeable and capable litigator and highly regarded among his colleagues.

Chris is regularly quoted in the press as the plaintiff counsel in nationally and internationally prominent cases, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, CBS, CNBC, USA Today, Daily News, ESPN, and HBO Sports.

Chris started his career as a corporate defense lawyer representing the interests of big business. Struck by the imbalance of power between corporations and the individuals harmed by them, he left to become a plaintiff attorney. The son of a union carpenter who worked his way through school, Chris is a former amateur boxer and a current Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. Now, whether working on a class action involving thousands of people against a multinational conglomerate or an individual case protecting one client’s rights, he fights with the same passion and conviction.

 

Education

1990, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

 

1987, Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude

Hunter College of the City University of New York

 

Practices

Catastrophic Injury

Environmental Litigation

Product Liability

Whistleblower Claims

 

Admissions

States

 

New Jersey, 1990

New York, 1991

District Courts

 

District of Colorado, 2011

Eastern District of Michigan, 2017

Eastern District of New York, 2002

Southern District of New York, 1992

Northern District of New York, 2020

District of New Jersey, 1991

Courts of Appeals

 

Second Circuit, 2010

Third Circuit, 2014

Sixth Circuit, 2019

Ninth Circuit, 2009

Tenth Circuit, 2018

Memberships & Associations

American Bar Association

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

New Jersey State Bar Association

New York State Trial Lawyers Association

International Society of Barristers

American Bar Foundation

American Association for Justice

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Elected Member, American Law Institute

Advisory Board, RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation

Advisory Board, Center on Civil Justice at New York University School of Law

Advisory Council, Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies

Dean’s Advisory Counsel, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Board of Trustees, Hunter College Foundation

Pre-Law Advisory Board, Hunter College

Co-General Counsel, Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation, 2008–present

 

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