Christopher Bader Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C.

- Served as an investigative attorney in the Office of Special Reviews, created to increase OIG's flexibility by conducting prompt reviews of significant events and emergent issues not squarely within the focus of a single OIG directorate and conducting administrative investigations of senior VA officials- Led teams of investigators on sensitive and.

Washington, D.C.

- Briefed and argued an unprecedented, multi-billion-dollar class action in collaboration with a team of attorneys and stakeholders across VA- Independently managed a heavy caseload litigating matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in coordination with a robust team of attorneys and support staff- Researched and drafted appellate.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

- Engaged in extensive research on novel questions of constitutional law touching on sensitive and controversial policy areas, such as a First Amendment challenge to local legislation and a Fourth Amendment class action challenging police practices - Independently managed case assignments and prepared opinions in diverse matters, including major civil.

Washington, D.C.

- Collaborated closely with Judge Harvey on all assigned civil and criminal matters, including researching and drafting opinions in labor disputes, FOIA matters, subpoena enforcement proceedings, challenges to agency action and rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act, employment and disability discrimination suits, bail determinations, search.

St. Louis, Missouri

- Independently investigated facts, conducted client interviews, drafted complaints and discovery requests, conducted depositions, engaged in oral argument, and briefed numerous dispositive and other motions in wrongful death, personal injury, and medical malpractice suits- Regularly drafted analytical memoranda and made oral presentations to supervising.

St. Louis, Missouri

- Researched complex issues for multi-million dollar wrongful death and personal injury cases- Briefed a successful appeal of a motion to dismiss in Anderson v. UEC, WD76927 (Mo. Ct. App. June 10, 2014)- Briefed responses to motions for summary judgment, including Dewey v. Barnes Jewish Hospital, Cause No. 0822-CC08725, a products liability case involving.

St. Louis, Missouri

- Drafted dozens of complaints, discovery requests, and motions for summary judgment with only final review from supervising attorney- Researched complex substantive, procedural, and evidentiary issues relating to wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, and consumer rights class action litigation in federal court- Briefed a successful Daubert.

- Researched many substantive, procedural, and evidentiary matters and drafted motions relating to pending cases, including Daubert motions and motions for summary judgment- Observed motion hearings, depositions, client interviews, and other litigation proceedings- Authored an article related to my research for the Missouri Bar Journal, The Wide Net of the.

- Successfully researched complex aspects of constitutional law, including federal-state judicial allocation, separation of powers, and federalism- Conducted research and drafted footnotes for Professor Jordan’s article, Reverse Abstention, 92 B.U. L. REV. 1771 (2012)- Jointly authored an article exploring the original understanding of state power to.

- Conducted extensive research into trademark issues, including a massive quantitative study of court sanctions against "IP bullies"

- Researched and drafted opinions in cases before Judge Sippel, including orders on petitions for habeas corpus and other civil motions- Observed civil and criminal trials, motion hearings, and pretrial conferences before many branches of the Eastern District of Missouri

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Intellectual Property Law, 3.798

Activities and Societies: Concentration in Intellectual Property, 1843 Full-Tuition Scholarship Award, Editor of the Saint Louis.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Music Theory And Composition, English With A Linguistics Concentration, 3.94

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, Truman State University Symphony Orchestra.