Chris Fontan joined the Brunini firm in 2006 as an associate in the firm's litigation department. He received his Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude in Business Administration from Mississippi College in 2001. Chris received his J.D., summa cum laude from the Mississippi College School of Law in 2006, where he served as the Managing Editor on the Board of the Mississippi College School of Law Review, and earned American Jurisprudence Awards for sectional best paper in Property, Civil Procedure I, Civil Procedure II, Legal Research & Writing, Employment Law, Evidence, Law & Medicine, and Law Office Management.

Representative Matters

• Obtained summary judgment along with Trey Jones on behalf of a major lending institution in a lawsuit in which two plaintiffs sought compensatory and punitive damages based on the bank's alleged breach of a loan agreement and other wrongful acts in connection with a residential construction project. Following discovery, Jones and Fontan were successful in obtaining dismissal of all claims in favor of the bank.

• Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. in employment retaliation case.  In the case, the plaintiff alleged that the company had terminated his employment in retaliation for reporting alleged violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. The two day jury trial was in United States District Court before Judge Tom Lee.

Community & Professional Activities

• Mississippi Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Jackson Young Lawyers Association