Christopher Gerard Brown
Brown Law LLCOn June 1, 2018, I started my own firm to serve clients in my appellate and foreclosure defense practice as a sole practitioner. From March 2017 through May 2018, I served clients in those practice areas as a principal in the Wilton, Connecticut and New York, New York law firm of Gregory and Adams, P.C. From 2002 to early 2017, I was a partner in the Southport, Connecticut and Bronxville, New York law firm of Begos Brown & Green LLP (and its predecessors). Since 2008, I have spent nearly all of my time defending foreclosure cases in Connecticut and New York and handling civil appeals. I have had three foreclosure actions dismissed and prevented a lender from riding the municipality's coattails in a tax foreclosure. These decisions were featured in both the legal and consumer press including the Connecticut Law Tribune, the Fairfield County Business Journal and the Commercial Record. I've been to the Connecticut Supreme Court twice, the Connecticut Appellate Court eight times, the Second Circuit twice and the New York Appellate Division (First Department) once. All of my Connecticut appellate experience has come since 2010. With one exception, all of that Connecticut appellate experience has involved foreclosure defense issues. The exception was a visit to the Supreme Court on a property issue that arose out of a foreclosure. From 2000 to 2002, I was a sole practitioner in Connecticut and New York. From 1998 to 2000, I worked for a company now known as Allegient Systems (it was "Law Audit Services" when I worked there) which audited lawyers' bills for high volume purchasers of legal services (i.e., insurance companies). From 1992 to 1998, I worked in New York City for a 25 lawyer litigation firm.
- St. John's University School of Law
- J.D. (1992)
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- Honors: Graduated cum laude, Dean's List All Semesters, American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Contracts and Property, First in Class Scholarship
- Activities: Law Review
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- University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. | Economics
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- Activities: Delta Kappa Epsilon, Varsity Swimming
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- Member
- Brown Law LLC
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- Principal
- Gregory and Adams, P.C.
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- Partner
- Begos Brown & Green LLP
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- Litigator
- Christopher G. Brown, Esq.
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- Litigation Auditor
- Allegient Systems
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- Litigation Associate
- Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser LLP
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- Federal Agency Expands Protected Groups in Hiring
- Hartford Business Journal
- What Trends Will Shape the Mortgage Market in the Coming Months?
- National Mortgage Professional Magazine
- Employers Must Address Hostile Workplace Issues
- Connecticut Law Tribune
- Foreclosures Continue Full Steam Ahead
- Connecticut Law Tribune
- No Freeze on Foreclosures in State Court
- Connecticut Law Tribune
- New Foreclosure Defense Under the CFPB, Continuing Legal Education, Live Teleconference
- National Business Institute
- Loan Modifications & Reorganizations, Continuing Legal Education, Live Teleconference and Webcast
- Rossdale CLE
- Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosure Law: Winning Tactics
- The Rossdale Group
- Selected Issues in Foreclosure Defense, Continuing Legal Education, Live Teleconference and Webcast
- Rossdale CLE
- Selected Issues in Foreclosure Defense, National Solo and Small Firm Conference, Austin, Texas
- American Bar Association
- Best General Practice Law Firm
- Commercial Record
- Dozen Who Made a Difference
- Connecticut Law Tribune
- 40 Under 40 Award for Professional Commitment and Success in Law
- Fairfield County Business Journal
- Go To Counsel
- Corporate Counsel Magazine
- American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Property
- Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company
- American Bar Association
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- New York State Bar # 2544856
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- Connecticut Bar Association
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- Connecticut
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- New York
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Contingent Fees
I sometimes accept contingent fees for appeals in circumstances I deem appropriate. I never accept contingent fees in foreclosure defense cases.
- Foreclosure Defense
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- English: Spoken, Written