Christopher P. Hamilton

Christopher P. Hamilton, Attorney Waltham Massachusetts

Founding Partner, since 2004 Phone (781) 894-8700 (Ext.10) Fax (781) 894-8702 Email email me Chris Social Media Links

Chris has extensive civil litigation experience representing a wide range of clients from individuals to large multi-national corporations in both state and federal courts. Chris is a member of the American Association for Justice. Prior to forming Hamilton & Hamilton, Chris was a litigation attorney with the Law Firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP in Boston. While practicing in Boston, Chris gained comprehensive experience in the field of construction law and litigation by representing a wide range of construction-related companies from general contractors to sub-contractors on both public and private construction projects. Prior to practicing at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, Chris was invited by now Chief Justice Christopher J. Armstrong, to serve as Justice Armstrong's Law Clerk. At the outset of his legal career, Chris was selected from among hundreds of candidates from across the Commonwealth to serve as a Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts and later was appointed as the Deputy Chief Law Clerk to the Justices. Chris also serves our country as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Massachusetts Air National Guard and served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle.

Areas of Practice:

• Construction Law
• Business Law
• Personal Injury Litigation

Litigation Percentage: 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Education:

• Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, Massachusetts, 1995
• J.D.
  • Honors: Cum Laude
  • Honors: Student Commencement Speaker
  • Honors: Judicial Intern Honors Program
  • Honors: Student Bar Association Tutor
• Law Review: Massachusetts School of Law, editor

• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, May, 1992
  • Honors:Cum Laude
  • Honors: Xi Sigma Pi
  • Honors: Environmental Honor Society
  • Honors: President, University of Massachusetts Debate Team
• B.S.Major: Natural Resources Sciences

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1996
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Waltham Rotary Club, 2004 - Present - Board Member
• Waltham Boys & Girls Club, 2004 - Present -Board Member
• Waltham Family School, 2006 - Present - Advisory Board
• National Guard Association of Massachusetts and United States

Past Employment Positions:

Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP, 1998 - 2004

Pro Bono Activities:

• Waltham Boys & Girls Club, Pro Bono Counsel, 2004 - Present
• Pro Bono Activities:Waltham Rotary Club, Pro Bono Counsel