Christopher Bopst

Christopher Bopst

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Christopher Bopst is a commercial and construction partner who handles arbitration, litigation and appeals throughout the United States. In his 13 years of practice representing a wide range of clients from individuals and small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, Chris understands that each matter is unique, and requires individualized attention and planning, in order to achieve the best result. Some of Chris's best successes have come even before a case has been filed — in the form of creating and implementing a strategy that results in a favorable outcome for his client.  He has earned a reputation as a skilled and creative adversary who conducts himself with the highest level of professionalism.

Chris has represented both individuals and corporate clients in significant cases involving contract disputes and business tort claims, real property litigation and trade secret and other intellectual property disputes. He also handles construction matters from contract negotiation on multi-million dollar projects to significant litigation, including both contract and bond claims through construction defect matters, arising out of substantial residential and commercial construction projects. He also has handles appeals to both state and federal courts in multiple states.

Chris has written and lectured business professionals on a wide range of topics involving matters directly affecting their businesses. 

Honors
  • Selected for inclusion, Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star
Professional Affiliations
  • Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
  • Dade County Bar Association (Professionalism Committee; David W. Dyer Professionalism Award Subcommittee, Chair)
  • Florida Bar Law Related Education Committee (Mock Trial/Moot Court Subcommittee)
Admitted to Practice
  • Florida
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
  • Canisius College, B.A., cum laude, 1995
  • Notre Dame Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1998
Publications/Presentations
  • Co-Author, "Curriculum Reform in an Age of Assessment: A Case Study," Beatitude Past Utterance: Balancing Life’s Issues 85 (Samuel M. Natale, ed., 2008)
  • Co-Author, "Boundaries, Disputes and Cultural Clashes: Some Reflections on Socrates, Galileo, Intelligent Design and Extraterrestrials," Business Education and Training A Value-Laden Process: Conflict and the ‘Sleep of Reason’ 113 (Samuel M. Natale, ed., 2006)
  • Co-Author, "Machiavelli and Modern Business: Realist Thought in Contemporary Corporate Leadership Manuals," 65 Journal of Business Ethics 235, 2006
  • Author, "Florida’s New Rules on Multijurisdictional Practice: A Mixed Bag for Arbitration Attorneys," Dispute Resolution Journal, , 34-39, August/October 2005
  • Co-Author, "Machiavelli and Modern Business: Realist Thought in Contemporary Corporate Leadership Manuals," Business Education and Training A Value-Laden Process: The Fate of Empires: Education in a Consilient World 43 (Samuel M. Natale, ed., 2005)
  • Co-Author, "Great Political Trials of the Millennium," 27 Litigation 39, 2001
  • Co-Author, "The Constitutional Commission in New York: A Worthy Tradition," 64 Albany Law Review 1285, 2001
  • Author, "Rape Shield Laws and Prior False Accusations of Rape: The Need for Meaningful Legislative Reform," 24 Journal of Legislation 125, 1998
  • Co-Author, "Changing State Constitutions: Dual Constitutionalism and the Amending Process," 1 Hofstra Law & Policy Symposium 27, 1996
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