Civil Rights · Wrongful Death · Trial Attorney

L. Chris
Stewart

Mr. Billion Dollar Justice

Atlanta trial attorney. Counsel to the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Walter Scott, Rayshard Brooks, and Alton Sterling — and to the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the BioLab chemical fire.

Won the first $1 billion sexual-assault verdict in U.S. history
Over $1.26B in reported settlements · 1,500+ depositions taken
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L. Chris Stewart
L. Chris Stewart, Esq.
Atlanta, GA
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Police accountability and §1983 litigationWrongful-death settlement strategy in high-profile casesCivil-rights verdicts and what they signal nationallyInstitutional sexual-assault liability after the $1B verdictWhen public pressure shapes civil trial outcomesJury behavior in high-stakes civil casesPolice accountability and §1983 litigationWrongful-death settlement strategy in high-profile casesCivil-rights verdicts and what they signal nationallyInstitutional sexual-assault liability after the $1B verdictWhen public pressure shapes civil trial outcomesJury behavior in high-stakes civil cases