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Christopher P. Evensen

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Practice Areas:

  • Workers Compensation
  • Truck & Auto Accidents
  • Disability Denial
  • Nursing Home Neglect
  • Personal Injury

Biography

Current Employment Position

  • Attorney

Education

  • Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
    • Juris Doctorate - 1999
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Honors: With Honors
  • Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Bachelor of Arts - 1996
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Honors: With Honors
    • Major: Psychology

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky, 1999

Honors

  • Named Lawyer of the Year for Representation of Injured Workers in Workers' Compensation Claims by the Organization, Best Lawyers
  • AV Preeminent Rated - The Highest Level of Professional Excellence, as Ranked by his Peers
  • SuperLawyers - Recognized in SuperLawyers Magazine
  • Kentucky's Best Lawyer - Listed in Kentucky's Best Lawyers in the field of Workers' Compensation
  • Named a "Top Lawyer" in Louisville in Workers' Compensation in Louisville Magazine

Representative Cases

  • Brown-Forman Corp. v. Upchurch, 127 S.W.3d 615 (Ky. 2004)
  • Ford Motor Co. v. Forman, 142 S.W.3d 141 (Ky. 2004)
  • Billy Baker Painting v. Berry, 179 S.W.3d 860 (Ky. 2005)
  • Hornback v. Hardin Memorial Hospital, 127,S.W.3d 615 (Ky. 2004), 127 S.W.3d 615 (Ky. 2004)

Professional Associations

  • Kentucky Bar Association, Past-Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section
  • Louisville Bar Association, Member
  • Kentucky Justice Association (formerly KATA), Member
  • Kentucky Workers Association, Executive Committee Member, 2017 - Present
  • The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Fellow, 2024