John Christopher Pracht

Christopher Pracht, Trial Lawyer at Thomason and Pracht, is a native South Carolinian born in Anderson, South Carolina. After graduating from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, where he lettered in football and was captain of the track team, Christopher received his BA in Political Science from the College of Charleston. During his undergraduate studies, Christopher worked for the renowned South Carolina trial lawyer and retired Chief Justice of the SC Court of Appeals, Alex Sanders. Christopher’s time with Judge Sanders inspired him to become a lawyer and represent hard working people.

Christopher is a 2008 Cum Laude Honor Graduate Box9 from the Charleston School of Law. After graduation, Christopher returned to his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, where he served as Clerk for the Honorable J. Cordell Maddox. During his clerkship, Christopher assisted and observed numerous criminal and civil trials, guilty pleas, probation revocations, and non-jury hearings.

In 2009, Christopher opened his law practice in Anderson, South Carolina. Since then, he has successfully litigated wrongful death cases, serious and catastrophic injury cases, Will and Estate challenges, criminal defense matters and drug cases.

Christopher has recently been elected as a board member of the South Carolina Justice PAC. In 2015 he joined the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States of which membership is limited to attorneys who have won million dollar verdicts and settlements. Christopher has been named a Superlawyer rising star for the years 2016 and 2017 and was awarded the “10 Best Client Satisfaction Award” by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.

Charleston School of Law

J.D. (2008) | Law

2005 - 2008

Honors: Articles Editor, Charleston Law Review Cum Laude Graduate

College of Charleston

B.A. (2005) | Political Science

2000 - 2005

Guest Speaker, Professionalism Series, Charleston School of Law

January 11, 2012

Charleston School of Law

Super Lawyer Rising Star

Super Lawyer

2016

Million Dollar Advocate

Million Dollar Advocate Forum

2015

Recipient

Anderson County top 40 under 40

2011

South Carolina Association for Justice

Member

2009 - Current

South Carolina Bar  # 77543

Member

2008 - Current

South Carolina

South Carolina Bar

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