About Christopher Watters

Christopher C. Watters practices civil litigation, including plaintiff's personal injury, wrongful death, UM/UIM cases, and product liability. Born and raised in Fresno, California, he received his bachelor's degree in politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2004, and his Juris Doctor with Distinction from San Joaquin College of Law in 2007. He is admitted to practice before all California state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Mr. Watters is a member of the State Bar of California, the Fresno County Bar Association, the Central California Trial Lawyers' Association, the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, and the Consumer Attorneys of California.

He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. From 2012 to 2021 he was selected for inclusion in the Northern California Rising Stars list, and since 2022 he has been selected for the Northern California Super Lawyers list. He has been designated a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and a Top 40 Under 40 attorney by the National Trial Lawyers, a Top 40 Under 40 attorney in California by the American Society of Legal Advocates, and a Premiere 100 Trial Attorney by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Miles, Sears & Eanni

These results are credited to Miles, Sears & Eanni. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$27.5 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2007 · #6

A federal jury in Fresno awarded $27.5 million to Brian Hall after a fireball erupted from a biomass boiler at the AES Mendota power plant, leaving him with catastrophic burns.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (Fresno) · 2007Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
$11.8 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2012 · #20

A corner iron that broke loose from a Lion Raisins semi-trailer on Highway 99 shot through Susan Reyes' windshield and into her brain, leaving the Fresno schoolteacher with catastrophic, permanent injuries; Richard Watters secured a jury verdict of $11,876,655.82.

Fresno County Superior Court · 2012Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$9.3 millionVerdict

A Fresno County jury awarded $9.3 million to Daquan Jones, a Philadelphia-based truck driver who suffered catastrophic injuries after being funneled onto private property through an abandoned city street and then run over by his own semi during an altercation over a $50 exit fee.

Fresno County Superior Court · 2021Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

San Joaquin College of Law
J.D., with Distinction, 2007
University of California, Santa Cruz
Undergraduate, 2004

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$49.8 Million Verdict for Brain-Injured Kingsburg Man After Paramedic Removed Breathing Tube During Transport
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$3.13 million · Fresno County Settlement for Family of Man Killed by Reserve Deputies at Southwest Fresno Auto Shop
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$212,500 Settlement for Cyclist Felled by Fresno Drainage Failure

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