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CHRISTOPHER A. PATE
Associate
Tampa

501 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1700
Tampa, Florida 33602

T (813) 373-7004
F (813) 222-3066

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Christopher A. Pate practices in the area of civil litigation, with a focus on products liability, premises liability, vehicular torts, and aviation litigation.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., Tampa, Florida
    Associate, November 2020 to Present
    Law Clerk, August 2019 to November 2020
    Summer Intern, May 2019 to August 2019
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa, FL
    Judicial Intern for the Honorable Judge Thomas Wilson, Summer 2018
  • Alsobrook & Agricola, Opelika, AL
    Law Clerk, August 2016 to December 2016
  • Auburn Municipal Court, Auburn, AL
    Intern to the Honorable James McLaughlin, May 2016 to August 2016

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Publications
  • Jeffrey James & Christopher Pate, The Key to Clarity: Engagement, Disengagement and Nonengagement Letters in Preventing and Defending Legal Malpractice Claims, 1 The Trial Advocate 34 (2020)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • The Florida Bar
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Ferguson-White Inn of Court
  • Florida Defense Lawyers Association
PRACTICE AREAS
  • Aviation
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Toxic Tort/Mold/Asbestos/Benzene
EDUCATION
  • J.D., cum laude, Stetson University College of Law, 2020 (Honors Program; Phi Delta Phi, 2020; Book Award: Pretrial Practice, Fall 2019; Moot Court Board; Associate, Stetson Law Review)
  • B.A., Auburn University, 2017, Political Science (Pi Alpha Alpha, Pi Sigma Alpha)
BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Florida
COURT ADMISSIONS
  • Florida State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
DISTINCTIONS
  • E. Harris Drew Memorial Award Recipient