J. Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is the managing attorney over the Mass Torts Department at Bachus & Schanker, LLC. Chris’s passion started when he pursued Law rather than Business. His first interaction with Bachus & Schanker, LLC was as a legal intern, when he provided pro-bono services through the Trial Lawyers Care Program in 2002. He helped represent first responders injured in the line of duty during the 9/11 attacks in New York. Chris worked on a case involving a firefighter, who sustained career-ending injuries that prevented him from supporting his family.

He worked diligently with Bachus & Schanker, LLC’s legal team to win a multimillion-dollar settlement for the victim and his family. Chris and the team stay in touch with the client, whose New York City firefighter helmet is proudly displayed in the firm’s Wynkoop office. After graduating from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2004, Chris worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit in Naples, FL. As a prosecutor, Mr. Elliott was lead counsel on a number of cases taken to trial.

His experience prosecuting DUI cases has led to his dedication in helping victims of Drunk Driving obtain compensation for their injuries. In 2009, he formally joined Bachus & Schanker, LLC as an attorney. While he finds every case and every story to be different, his goal remains the same: to even the playing field for his clients so that justice can be served. Today, Mr.