C.J. Baker

C.J. Baker is a Partner at Armstrong Lee & Baker LLP in Houston, Texas, where he represents victims of catastrophic injuries including 18-wheeler crashes, oilfield equipment failures, offshore platform explosions, and defective medical devices. He has won millions of dollars for his clients through aggressive trial advocacy.

C.J. earned his Juris Doctor summa cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2016, graduating Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers. During law school he served as an editor of the Texas Tech Law Review, was a top national trial and moot-court advocate, and interned for a federal judge.

Before joining Armstrong Lee & Baker in 2020, C.J. practiced at Norton Rose Fulbright, one of the world's largest law firms, handling multi-million dollar business disputes, and then at the Heard Law Firm focusing on catastrophic injuries and national medical device litigation. He became a partner in 2021. C.J. has been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2026), recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2023-2026), selected for Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (2023-2025), and ranked among the Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers.