Chris Edwards
Shareholder
307.527.7891 (Wyoming office)
cedwards@skelaw.com
Mrs. Edwards' practice emphasizes representation of business clients in numerous spheres, including employment law, formation of various business entities, business litigation, and qui tam litigation. She also focuses on estate planning, probate, and real property law. In addition, Mrs. Edwards has formed numerous limited liability companies for large financial institutions and their client investment firms.
Mrs. Edwards has also worked with telecommunication companies, including assisting them with their steps toward deregulation.
Mrs. Edwards has been engaged in the practice of law since 1981, and joined Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC, the Cody, Wyoming Division of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P. C., in 1989.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Business Law
- Employment Law
- Contracts
- General Civil Litigation
- Qui Tam Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Wyoming
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- J. D., 1981, University of Wyoming College of Law
- M.A. 1972, University of Wyoming
- B.A., 1970, University of Wyoming
Honors / Awards
- Review Staff, 1979-1980 and Editor-in-Chief, Volume XVI, Nos. 1 and 2, Land and Water Law Review, 1980-81
- ABA National First Place Winner, Client Counseling Competition, 1980
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Wyoming Bar Association
- Park County Bar Association (Past President)
Authorship
- "Conflict of Interest: Legal Interests vs. Relational Interests," Land and Water Law Review, Vol. XV, Page 349.
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Contact Us
1-888-895-2080
$690,000,000
Global settlement with Eli Lilly and Company regarding its product Zyprexa negotiated by a plaintiffs' attorney group including members of Burg Simpson.Birth injury ... $9,000,000
Compensation for injuries in a birth trauma case.$5,800,000
Hynes, et al, vs. Cody Gas Company, et al: verdict for injuries, damages, losses from gas explosion.$5,350,000
Jury awards a Burg Simpson client $5.35 million for Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract.Gas Explosion ... $5,200,000
Compensation for serious injuries sustained in an explosion.Surgical spinal injury ... $5,000,000
Compensation for injuries sustained as a result of a surgical procedure.Aviation Accident ... $4,600,000
Compensation on behalf of plaintiffs in a ballooning accident.Auto Accident ... $2,800,000
Compensation on behalf of individuals injured in a serious motor vehicle accident.$1,300,000
Jury award to Englewood company to total more than $1 million for breach of fiduciary duties in Shareholder Class Action Case.Surgical bowel perforation ... $1,250,000
Damages awarded for surgical medical malpractice.Wrongful death as a result of medication error ... $850,000
Damages awarded for wrongful death and medical malpractice.Wrongful death as a result of a failure to diagnose ... $850,000
Damages awarded for medical malpractice.Infection contracted after heart surgery ... $800,000
Post-surgery medical malpractice results in damages award.Birth injury ... $550,000
Compensation for injuries in a birth trauma case.Nerve damage ... $500,000
Nerve damage as a result of surgical malpractice.Wrongful death medical malpractice ... $400,000
Compensation in wrongful death case.-
Surgical error / sponge left in wound ... $275,000
Compensation for injuries sustained as a result of surgical malpractice. Wrong site surgery / colon injury ... $225,000
Compensation for injuries sustained as a result of colon surgery.Surgical bowel perforation ... $100,000
Compensation for injuries sustained as a result of a surgical procedure.
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