Chris Voigt graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law, with honors, in 1999. He is well known there as he was a bull rider for the University of Wyoming rodeo team during his first year of law school and also ran a legal research business out of the school for attorneys needing research. After graduation, Mr. Voigt was a law clerk for two judges for two years in Wyoming, while he continued his rodeo career and coached high school wrestling in Lander, Wyoming. In 2001, Mr. Voigt traded in his spurs to move to Montana and join Crowley Fleck. He continued to coach wrestling for the Heights Wrestling Club, Castle Rock Middle School, and Skyview High School for six years.
He has been a litigator with the firm since 2001, a partner in the litigation department since 2006, and is the Practice Group Leader for the Tort Litigation Practice Group. His practice involves a variety of civil litigation, focusing on jury trials. Mr. Voigt has tried many cases to verdict involving insurance bad faith, breach of ranching leases, easement interference, personal injury defense, trucking accidents, automobile accidents, breach of contract, breach of patent licensing agreements, breach of fiduciary duty, banking practices, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and wrongful termination of employment. Mr. Voigt practices in Wyoming and Montana.
Practice Areas
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- Tort Litigation
- Common law bad faith
- Coverage decisions
- Insurance compliance
- Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability Defense
Bar Admission
Wyoming, 1999
Montana, 2001
10th Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
1999 – J.D. with Honors, University of Wyoming College of Law
1996 – B.S. Business Administration with Honors, University of Wyoming
Prior Experience (Employment)
1999-2001 – Law Clerk, Wyoming Ninth Judicial District Court
Honors & Awards
Mountain States Super Lawyer for Civil Litigation: Defense (2019,2020, 2021)
Mountain States Super Lawyer Rising Star (2009, 2011-2013)
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Montana
Wyoming State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming