Christopher Bagley

Raleigh, NC8 years experienceAdmitted 2016

About Christopher Bagley

Christopher Bagley is an attorney at Maginnis Howard in North Carolina, where his practice focuses on consumer protection, class action lawsuits, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act matters, and mass torts. He has represented consumer plaintiffs throughout North Carolina since 2017.

Before law school, Bagley spent over a decade in business journalism and public relations.

He earned his B.A. in Economics from Davidson College, an M.J. in Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley, and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2016.

He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of North Carolina, as well as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Second Circuits.

Notable case results include a $1.2 million settlement for debtors in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act misrepresentation claims, $1.3 million in settlements for a wrongful-death estate case, and multi-district litigation representation across four MDLs nationwide.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer

These results are credited to Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$8.62 millionSettlementTop 20 in North Carolina · #8

Three people died and a child was seriously injured when a 20-year-old drove the wrong way on Interstate 85 after a night of underage drinking supplied by bars and a fraternity; Maginnis Howard's Shawn Howard helped secure an $8.62 million settlement against 18 of the 19 defendants one month before trial.

North Carolina (venue withheld) · 2018Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$2.5 millionSettlement

Maginnis Howard secured a $2.5 million settlement for 6,858 North Carolina patients after proving that medical-records processor MRO Corporation systematically charged copying fees that exceeded the state statutory cap, entitling each class member to a full refund of unlawful charges plus a penalty of roughly $205 per violation.

Durham County Superior Court, NC (Case No. 22-CVS-3672) · 2024Class ActionsRead the full story →
$1.25 millionSettlement

A $1.25 million settlement resolved a wrongful-death claim against the City of Winston-Salem after a probationary city landfill operator, distracted by personal phone calls, backed a bulldozer into Waste Management driver Thomas Thompson and killed him.

Forsyth County Superior Court, NC (Case No. 23 CVS 2810) · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$760,035Verdict

A jury awarded $760,035 to a news reporter who suffered a fractured tibia after a municipal truck driver struck and then backed over his leg in a Huntersville parking lot, and the NC Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the verdict over a contributory-negligence challenge.

Mecklenburg County Superior Court, NC (affirmed NC Court of Appeals COA24-505) · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Davidson College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2016
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Board Member, Products Liability, Mass Torts, and Class Actions Section)
National Association of Consumer Advocates
International Association of Privacy Professionals
American Constitution Society (Board Member, NC Lawyer Chapter)

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Star (Mass Torts/Class Actions), 2021-2025
Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch (Mass Torts/Class Actions), 2021-2025
Certified Information Privacy Professional, IAPP

Other attorneys at Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer

View firm →

Proven verdicts and settlements from other Raleigh firms

Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers
Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers
$4 million · Ironworker Paralyzed When Mall Demolition Overhang Gave Way Settles for $4 Million
Hardison & Cochran
Hardison & Cochran
$3.5 million · Paralyzed Tree Cutter Wins $3.5 Million From Insurers After Employee Status Ruling
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law
$40 million · Henson Fuerst Wins Record $40 Million Drunk Driving Verdict
Martin & Jones
Martin & Jones
$31 Million Settlement After Two-Point Lap Belt Paralyzed an 11-Year-Old in a Ford Escort
Brent Adams & Associates
Brent Adams & Associates
$3.41 million · Johnston County Jury Awards $3.41 Million to Family of 23-Year-Old Killed by Sucker Punch at Selma Bar

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.