Biography

Christopher Bates Parkerson is an associate in the Boston office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy. He graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, with a bachelor's degree in International Studies, focusing on the Chinese and Japanese political systems. During Christopher's time at Rhodes, he was a letterman on the varsity football team and was involved in various leadership positions on campus, receiving national recognition for his work in improving the educational and community emphasis of his fraternity. Christopher earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas where he was on the moot court team and served as a leader in the student bar association. He later received a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

After law school, Christopher joined his father's law firm in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He later joined the firm of Johnson, Liddon, Bear & Tuggle in Birmingham, Alabama, where he focused his practice on litigation and white-collar criminal defense. He was also an adjunct professor at Miles School of Law in Birmingham and a contributing author to the ADDENDUM. Christopher's employment with Johnson, Liddon, Bear and Tuggle enabled him to participate in many largescale and high-profile cases, including the defense of Governor Jim Folsom and Governor Don Siegelman. After the death of David Cromwell Johnson, Christopher opened his own litigation practice. Christopher was a frequent commentator on radio and television in Birmingham.

He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Arkansas, Alabama, and Massachusetts, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First, Fourth, and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Central District of Illinois and Eastern District of Michigan.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional:

Associate in the Boston office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, a nationally recognized law firm dedicated to the litigation of complex, high stakes cases throughout the United States. Mr. Parkerson's practice focuses on complex product liability defense litigation.

Education:

1996		B.A., Rhodes College
1999		J.D., University of Arkansas
2004		M.B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bar Admissions:

1999		Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
2000		Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
2002		U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
2003		U.S. Supreme Court
2005		Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
2006		U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and Eastern District of Michigan

Description of Practice:

Product Liability: Complex product liability defense