Background
Hassell, Christopher E. was born on April 5, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Hassell, Christopher E. was born on April 5, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Hobart College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1976). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1979). Law Clerk to Honorable Joseph M. Hannon, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Worked at Gilberg & Kurent (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Civil Defense, Appellate and Trial Practice, Products Liability, Civil Mediation and Arbitrations, Malpractice, Property, Casualty, Insurance Law, Construction Litigation, Toxic and Environmental Litigation, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Railroad and Airline Litigation and Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, District of Columbia. 1980, United States. District Court, District of Columbia.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. 1989, Virginia; 1991, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
1992, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Law Clerk to Honorable Joseph M. Hannon, Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Counsel for Legal Affairs, Automatic Data Processing, Bethesda, Maryland, 1993-1996.
Director, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, National Biosystems, Incorporated., Rockville, Maryland.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association.
Defense Research Institute. District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association.
Gilberg & Kurent is a progressive, specialized law firm dedicated to the practice of corporate defense litigation.
The firm concentrates in the following areas: negligence, product liability, malpractice, environmental, regulation and toxic damage, transportation and aviation, employment litigation and counseling, insurance coverage and reinsurance. Unlike large firms professing to handle all aspects of the law for their clients, Gilberg & Kurent was founded to be, and intends to remain, a firm concentrating its practice in litigation and counseling in these skill areas. The firm is currently litigating matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
Gilberg & Kurent"s philosophy is to provide aggressive, cost-effective case management with an eye to efficiency and quality results.
The District of Columbia Bar. Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Defense Research Institute.
District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association.