Atty. Chris Hamilton
Chris Hamilton is one of the country’s leading high-stakes trial lawyers. He has won record-setting verdicts and settlements in catastrophic personal injury cases, wrongful death lawsuits, and complex business disputes.
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About Chris Hamilton at a glance
Chris Hamilton is an attorney based in Dallas, Texas, practforg at Hamilton Wingo LLP. Admitted to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas. Educated at The University of Texas (J.D., 2004) and Texas Christian University (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026). Serands clients in Dallas, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Chris Hamilton is one of the country’s leading high-stakes trial lawyers
- He has won record-setting verdicts and settlements in catastrophic personal injury cases, wrongful death lawsuits, and complex business disputes
- Chris chooses to work on cases where he knows he can make a game-changing difference by relying on his methodical preparation and truly extraordinary trial skills
- He takes great pride when lawyers and clients trust him to handle the most important cases of their careers or lives
- In 2022, Chris won a historic $7.37 billion jury verdict in Dallas, Texas, which was the year’s largest verdict nationwide and the 4th largest personal injury award in U.S. history against a corporation
- In 2023 alone, Chris recovered more than $200 million in settlements on behalf of his clients
- His nearly two decades of experience taking on negligence, fraud, and abuse by big businesses includes Chris’ work alongside the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in a ground-breaking federal False Claims Act case
- The $25 million settlement in 2021 directly against a private equity firm and a group of healthcare industry executives is the largest of its kind
- Chris has been featured in Courtroom View Network’s (CVN) list of the Most Impressive Trials of 2019, and his multibillion-dollar victory in 2022 topped CVN’s list of the Most Impressive Plaintiffs Verdicts of 2022
- The Dallas Business Journal recognized Chris for winning Texas’ largest personal injury verdict in 2014, ranked as the nation’s 17th largest
- In addition, he was recognized by Top Verdict in 2016 for Texas’ 9th largest personal injury verdict
- Verdict Search noted him in 2011 for one of the state’s Top 10 and Top 100 verdicts in the U.S
- Chris has been repeatedly recognized for his expertise in personal injury trials by other attorneys in the annual list of The Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, and National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorneys, and is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Leader’s Forum for the American Association for Justice
- Chris’ cases have been featured in numerous media outlets, including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, Texas Lawyer, Dallas Business Journal, Law360, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Lawbook, The Houston Chronicle, and The Austin-American Statesman, and numerous local television reports and print news stories nationwide
- Chris earned the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year honor in 2017 from the American Association for Justice for defending Constitutional rights
- Chris is a fluent Spanish speaker
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practforg law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Dallas are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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