He has built his career trying cases across nine Indiana counties (Allen, Adams, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Vigo), giving him deep, hands-on courtroom experience rather than a desk-bound practice.
He originally obtained his BA from Huntington University in 2005 in Economics and served as an investment advisor for PNC Bank prior to attending law school. In 2011, he graduated with honors from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and was ranked in the top 22% of his class. He passed the bar in February 2011 in Indiana and began his law career that May. He is currently a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. Chris is admitted to practice law before the U.S. Northern and Southern district federal courts and all state courts in Indiana.
Outside the office, Chris is rooted in his community — he’s active in the Whitley County 4-H program, has served for years as a Council member, and spends much of his free time traveling the state to cattle shows supporting his three oldest children, who show cattle. He is a cow-calf and hay farmer with a herd focused on show cattle genetics. They run 30 cows, and he makes hay in Whitley and Allen Counties.
– J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School (2011) — graduated with honors, top 22% of his class
– BA in Economics, Huntington University (2005)
– Member, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
– Member, Indiana State Bar Association
– Member, American Association for Justice
– Allen County Bar Association
– U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
– U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
– All state courts in Indiana
– Top 40 Under 40 – The National Trial Lawyers (2012)
– Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2021
– Personal Injury
– Wrongful Death
Chris Blackburn
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