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Phone: (254)840-3291

Fax (254)840-4261

Education:

Stephen F. Austin State Univ. (B.A.) 1993

Baylor University Law School (J.D.) 1998    


Bar Membership: 

State Bar of Texas (1998)

McLennan County Bar Association                 

Courts: 

All Texas State Courts
The Supreme Court of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas;
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas;

Areas of Practice: 

Insurance Defense, Complex Business Litigation,
Medical Malpractice,Intellectual Property &
Entertainment Law, Collections & Family Law

Organizations:     

Waco-McLennan County Bar Association (Member) , State Bar of Texas (Construction Law Section; Entertainment Law Section)       

Personal: 

Born – September 15, 1969 in Austin, Texas

Chris Harris grew up in and around Central Texas.  After graduating from Midway High School near Waco, he moved to East Texas where he attended Stephen F. Austin State University.   Being a lifelong musician, he developed an interest in the law and in intellectual property when he began copyrighting some of his own musical material.  After college, he played as a full-time musician for 2 years before entering law school at Baylor University.  After graduating from law school, he relocated to Dallas to work with the firm of Griffith & Nixon, P.C., where he obtained an extensive background and knowledge in virtually all areas related to business litigation and insurance defense, with an emphasis in construction law.  In addition to construction law, he has a wealth of experience in the areas of entertainment law and medical malpractice litigation.  Chris moved back to the Central Texas area in 2001 to escape metropolitan traffic and to broaden the scope of his practice.  While he continues to represent general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, and businesses of all sizes, his practice consistently encompasses areas as diverse as trademark law and personal injury law.  In 2005, he fulfilled a lifelong dream of managing and owning a "small town" law firm when he and the other members of the firm established Merchant, Coats, and Harris, P.C.  Chris has been married to his high school sweetheart since 1990, and he is the proud parent of Jaimee (16), Robert (9), and Michael (6).   

Representative clients past and present:  International Surety & Casualty Co., Zurich North America, CNA Insurance Co., Ltd., The Medical Protective Company, Texas Medical Liability Trust
 
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