Christopher T., "Chris," Castro is a resident of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, married, and a father of two. A native New Orleanian, he graduated from Jesuit High School in 1984, attended LSU, and received his undergraduate degree in sociology from Loyola University in 1988. Chris graduated from Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1992 and was sworn into the practice of law on October 16, 1992. Since then he has practiced in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette in the areas of class action litigation and personal injury claims/litigation involving automotive, commercial vehicles, premises liability, medical malpractice, and products liability, all from the plaintiff’s perspective. Chris has practiced throughout Louisiana and is licensed to practice in Louisiana State Court, all Federal District Courts in Louisiana, and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice (formerly known as the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association), the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Lafayette Parish Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

Plaintiff’s Personal Injury - Automotive Liability, Commercial Vehicle Liability, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, and Premises Liability

Bar Admissions

Louisiana, 1992

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1992

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1992

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1992

United States Court of Federal Claims, 2009

United States Supreme Court, 2017

Education

Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, LA, 1992

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, 1988

Past Employment

Frank J. D’Amico, Jr., APLC, New Orleans, LA and Baton Rouge, LA, 2001 - 2010

Calvin C. Fayard, APC, Denham Springs, LA, 1993 - 2001