Christopher Chocheles

Christopher T. Chocheles is a Member of the Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana. He practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and toxic torts, and has served as lead counsel in toxic torts and tax trials.

As an undergraduate, he attended Loyola University and received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science in 1997. In May, 2000, he graduated from Louisiana State University Law Center. At LSU, he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review.

Mr. Chocheles is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association. He recently wrote the cover article for the April/May 2010 issue of the Louisiana Bar Journal – “No Excuses: Hurricanes and the Act of God Defense in Breach Contract Claims.”

Representitive Cases

• Caire v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., WL 5350615 (E.D. La. 2013)
• Abundance Square Associate, L.P. v. Williams, WL 1085655 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2011)
• Becker v. Murphy Oil Corp., 70 So.3d 885, WL 2164151 (La. App. 4th Cir. 2011)
• Public Citizen Inc. v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Bd., --- F.3d---, 2011 WL 285226 (C.A.5 (La) 2011)
• Sarpy v. ESAD, Inc., 968 So.2d 736, 2007-0347 (La. App. 4Cir. 2007)
• Laborde v. Dastugue, 868 So.2d 228, 2003-1491 (La. App. 4Cir. 2004)
• Too Easy Entertainment, L.L.C. v. Seven Arts Pictures, Inc., WL 2480475 (E.D.La. 2004)
• Memorial Hall Museum, Inc. v. University of New Orleans Foundation, 847 So.2d 625, 2002-1810 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2003)
• Pierce v. Reily-Benton Co., Inc., 846 So.2d 143, 2002-2253 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2003)
• Arriola v. Orleans Parish School Bd., 809 So.2d 932, 2001-1878 (La. 2002)
• Hontex Enterprise, Inc. v. City of Westwego, 833 So. 2d 1234, 02-506 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2002)

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 2000

Education

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• J.D. - 2000
• Honors: Chancellor's List, Fall 1997 and Fall 1999
• Law Review: Louisiana Law Review, Member, 1998 - 1999
• Loyola University, New Orleans
• B.S. (Cum Laude) - 1997
• Honors: Political Science Award-1997
• Major: Political Science

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America since 2012, with special designations, during 2015 or a prior year, in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2012 – 2015

 

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