Christopher is a native of Macon, Georgia and has lived in Atlanta for the last 14 years. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a BA in History and he received his law degree from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. Christopher has been licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia since 2010.
Upon graduating from law school, Christopher worked for an insurance defense firm, where his practice focused on representing Employers and Insurers in workers’ compensation claims. Working for employers and insurers provided Christopher with invaluable experience and a better understanding of the strategies that insurance companies utilize to defend claims, which has helped him better represent injured workers.
For the last 9 years, Christopher has devoted 100% of his practice representing injured workers’ across the State of Georgia and was a partner at a claimant’s firm prior to starting Gifford Law. He has taken and defended hundreds of depositions, negotiated settlement for hundreds of clients, tried cases before the State Board of Workers’ Compensation in every corner of Georgia and participated in appeals before Superior Courts and the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Christopher has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 2010 and has spoken at many conferences and seminars on issues relating to Georgia workers’ compensation claims. He is an active member of The Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Lawyers (WCCL) arm of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA). He has also been a member of WILG – Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group. In 2022 and 2023 Christopher was named a Super Lawyer by his peers, which is an honor bestowed on only 5% of attorneys.
Outside of work, Christopher enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and cheering for the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs.