Christopher A. Pate, Tampa Attorney, Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.

	CHRISTOPHER A. PATE Associate Tampa 501 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1700 Tampa, Florida 33602 T (813) 373-7004 F (813) 222-3066 email vcard printable PDF

QUICK LOOK

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