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Press & articles Print and publication coverage featuring L. Chris Stewart — civil rights, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and trial work across national and regional outlets.
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Super Lawyers
Cover Feature · Georgia 2022
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Forbes
America's Top 200 Lawyers · National Feature
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Super Lawyers
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Press & articles 28 publication cards
National Coverage
The New York Times
Justice Department Charges Companies in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Key Bridge Collapse · May 12, 2026
“The families are happy, but it's a cautious happiness.”
Wrongful Death Coverage
ABC7 Los Angeles
Family of Slain Dean at Spartan College Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dr. Cameisha Clark Case · August 21, 2025
“How does a six-time felon get hired as your security guard?”
Industrial Safety Litigation
WTVG 13ABC
Family of Deceased Jeep Worker Allege Poor Safety Practices in Lawsuit Against Stellantis
Workplace Wrongful Death Case · August 11, 2025
“It's shocking that an automobile giant like Stellantis didn't have the proper safety protocols in place.”
Parents Suing Funeral Homes They Claim Gave Them Late Son's Brain in Unmarked Box
Funeral Home Negligence Case · July 27, 2025
“A horrific tragedy. There is no reason or justification for his brain to have been placed in a separate box.”
Legal Coverage
LAW & CRIME
Family Sues Funeral Homes After Receiving a Box Containing Their Son's Brain
Funeral Home Negligence Case · July 25, 2025
“There is at no point where the brain is separated from the body in that fashion and shipped in that fashion.”
Litigation Announcement
DiCello Levitt
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Following Bio-Lab Chemical Fire in Conyers
Bio-Lab Chemical Fire · September 30, 2024
“Local communities suffer at the hands of corporations who seek to put profits over people.”
Public Radio Coverage
WYPR Baltimore
Families of Two Killed During Key Bridge Collapse and Survivor Hire Lawyers
Key Bridge Collapse · April 15, 2024
“He survived because his window was manual.”
Local News Coverage
CBS Baltimore
Families of Key Bridge Collapse Victims Fight Dali Owner Limited Liability Claim
Key Bridge Collapse · April 15, 2024
“Grace Ocean is relying on a 173-year-old archaic law to shield them.”
Profile Recognition
Forbes
America's Top Lawyers — L. Chris Stewart
National Recognition · March 26, 2024
“Stewart is an Atlanta-based civil rights and personal injury attorney who is noted for having won the nation's first billion-dollar jury verdict for a sexual assault victim.”
Legal Coverage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Family of Shooting Victim Announces Lawsuit Against RaceTrac Near GSU
Premises Liability Case · February 29, 2024
“It's too late to run away from what happened at that property. Companies are putting profit over protecting their patrons.”
Amazon Driver Seen on Camera Groping DC Restaurant Employee
Workplace Assault Case · May 4, 2023
“It's really unfortunate and an example of profit over people.”
Wrongful Death Coverage
KPRC 2
Lawyer Representing Man Who Died From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Mexico in Dispute Over Who's Responsible
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Case · 2023
“Too many Americans are dying overseas from something just so preventable.”
Civil Rights Coverage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Man Beaten by Gwinnett County Police Files Suit
Civil Rights Litigation · September 22, 2021
“This lawsuit serves as a reminder that members of law enforcement need to treat people with respect.”
George Floyd Family Settles Civil Suit With Minneapolis for $27 Million
George Floyd Civil Settlement · 2021
“This settlement imparts a measure of justice that is meaningful, important and necessary.”
Atlanta Civil Rights Attorneys Unite to Criticize City's Handling of Police Brutality
Police Accountability Coverage · October 26, 2020
“Police officers do not know they are not insured. Their police car has more insurance than you do for a police brutality situation.”
News Coverage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Prominent Atlanta Attorney Hired to Represent Mother of George Floyd's 6-Year-Old
George Floyd Family Representation · June 1, 2020
“Two Atlanta-based attorneys have been hired to represent Roxie Williams, the mother of George Floyd's 6-year-old child.”
Meet Howard Law School Grad L. Chris Stewart Esq., Attorney Representing Family of Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud Arbery Case · May 12, 2020
“Justice will be served for the family of Ahmaud Arbery.”
Atlanta Police Shoot and Kill Fleeing Black Man
Rayshard Brooks Case · 2020
“I don't know what justice is anymore.”
National Coverage
NBC News
Georgia District Won't Pay for Surgeries for Student Burned in Chemistry Demo
School Burn Injury Case · January 25, 2020
“He's still horrifically burned. Still having major pain and issues.”
Local Accountability Coverage
The Champion
Incident Report Complete After Student Burned in School, Lawsuit Looming
School Burn Injury Case · November 14, 2019
“This is one of the rare situations where a school district has investigated itself and found itself at fault.”
Civil Rights Coverage
WAFB
Complaint Says Salamoni Showed No Regard for Dying Shooting Victim, Delayed Medical Assistance
Alton Sterling Civil Rights Case · August 5, 2019
“This is who supporters of Officer Salamoni are defending.”
National Coverage
Associated Press / WABE
Lithonia Girl, 9, Hit By Car; Parents Hope Video Can Help ID Driver
Catastrophic Child Injury Case · April 2, 2019
“I asked God to save my baby and he did.”
Legal Coverage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Victim in Alleged Attack Seen on Facebook Live Hires Prominent Lawyer
Opera Nightclub Assault Case · January 23, 2019
“It's mind blowing, but it's something I see all the time: the victims are attacked.”
Black Law Firm Behind Record $1 Billion Awarded in Rape Case
Billion-Dollar Verdict · May 24, 2018
“There is no ceiling on the value of a woman who has been raped. Period. Just because you don't see the scars doesn't mean she's healed.”
National Coverage
The New York Times
Woman Who Was Raped as a Teenager Is Awarded $1 Billion in Damages
Billion-Dollar Verdict · May 23, 2018
“A jury, from now on, will know there is no ceiling on the damages that rape causes to a woman.”
National Wire Coverage
Associated Press / WJCL
Georgia Jury Awards $1 Billion After Guard Rapes Teen
Billion-Dollar Verdict · May 23, 2018
“Stewart says he was shocked and pleased by the verdict.”
National Coverage
ABC News
Family of 5-Year-Old Who Drowned at Summer Day Camp Planning to File Civil Suit
Summer Camp Drowning Case · July 25, 2017
“This is not an accident. This is gross, insane negligence.”
Civil Rights Coverage
WWL-TV
Mother of Alton Sterling's Son Hires Attorneys Who Represented Family of Walter Scott
Alton Sterling Family Representation · July 7, 2016
“No police officer should be above the law.”