Christopher Markos Email & Phone Number

I focus my practice representing plaintiffs in complex civil litigation matters. Practice areas include environmental contamination, civil rights, employment discrimination, and personal injury. My environmental litigation focuses on toxic torts and occupational exposure. My civil rights litigation focuses on police abuse and prisoner's rights, and includes First Amendment issues.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Case management of complex civil litigation and advocacy focusing on Free Speech, Privacy, Due Process, and Police Misconduct involving large teams of attorneys and cooperating counsel• Experience taking depositions, preparing witnesses for depositions, hearings, and trials, and interviewing prospective clients • Sat second chair for a bench trial and preliminary injunction hearing• Draft and serve briefs, complaints, discovery requests, and demand letters• Participate in settlement negotiations and strategy discussions with legal team• Supervise legal interns, and train and supervise volunteers for police stop-and-frisk monitoring project, which includes data management and analysis responsibilities • Successful advocacy includes mitigation or waiver of clients’ debts from old criminal cases and persuading a high school to permit client to wear expressive breast cancer awareness bracelets

Morristown, Nj

• Reviewed and analyzed appeals from interlocutory orders and final decisions • Researched procedural and substantive law in variety of practice areas and prepared memoranda recommending disposition of appeals for panel of judges • Proofread, edited and cite-checked appellate opinions• Screened requests for emergent relief and conferred with judge as to whether matters should be entertained.

Worked with supervising attorney/professor in representing clients needing legal assistance with immigration and related issues, including interviewing, corresponding, and preparing legal documents for clients.

Wrote and researched legal memoranda and prepared documents for clients in immigration proceedings, seeking asylum, or otherwise needing legal assistance for immigration purposes.

Assisted with scholarly research, composed memos on subjects pertaining to international human rights litigation, and worked largely independently.

Wrote and researched legal memoranda on civil rights and civil liberties issues in Colorado. Performed intensive factual research for cases in litigation, and observed and aided in litigation and advocacy efforts.

Researched and wrote legal memoranda on pending cases for Federal Magistrate Judge, and aided in drafting orders and opinions. Observed motions and hearings on a variety of pre-trial litigation issues.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion (Lead Notes Editor: 2009-2010; Staff Editor: 2008-2009); Association.

B.A., English (Major), History (Minor)

Activities and Societies: Rutgers College Honors Program; First Year Interest Group Seminar - Peer Instructor; Dance MarathonGraduated.