Chris Coffin
Chris Coffin has years of experience and background in litigating complex cases involving environmental contamination, product liability, toxic torts and consumer fraud claims. He has been heavily involved in multiple class action and mass tort cases throughout the United States and has served as a leader in many national lawsuits representing thousands of individuals.
Education and Professional Background
- University of Maryland (J.D. / Certificate in Health Care Law, 1999)
- University of Cincinnati (B.S.N., 1995)
- Registered Nurse (Louisiana)
- Judicial Law Clerk, United States Department of Justice Honors Program – Drug Enforcement Administration (1999-2000)
- FAA Private Pilot Certificate (Airplane, Single Engine, Land)
Admissions
- State Bar of Louisiana, 2002
- State Bar of Georgia, 1999
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court fo Appeals
- U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Activities and Affiliations
- American Association for Justice
- Louisiana Association for Justice
- American Association of Nurse Attorneys
- Rotary Club of Plaquemine, Louisiana (Past President, 2008 – 2009)
- Iberville Foundation for Academic Excellence – Board Member
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Publications/Presentations/Interviews
- Chris Coffin Discusses New Developments In Multi-District Litigation Resulting From BP’S Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico With Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia, August 18, 2010.
- Chris Coffin Discusses BP’s Oil Spill Litigation With Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia, May 10, 2010.
- MDL Status of Oil Spill Cases, Harris Martin’s Oil Spill Litigation Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 23, 2010.
- Class Action Considerations in the Chinese Drywall Litigation - A Survey of Case Law, CHINESE DRYWALL LITIGATION REPORT, May, 2010, at 4.
- Choose Your Weapon: Class Action v. Mass Tort, DRUGS & SUPPLEMENTS, December, 2003, at 2.
- Case Law and Clinical Considerations Involving Physical Restraint and Seclusion for Institutionalized Persons with Mental Disabilities (23 MPDLR 597 (1999)).
- Maryland Psychiatric Society, Inc. v. Wasserman: The Fourth Circuit Limits Psychiatrists Full Recovery for Services Rendered to Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (57 Md. L. Rev. 1233 (1998)).