Christopher Layton
About Christopher Layton
Christopher D. Layton is the founder and lead attorney of The Layton Law Firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. He earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park (1990-1994) and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law (1997-2000). He has been practicing law in Charlotte since his admission to the North Carolina State Bar in 2000 and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (2012) and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (2019). Chris focuses on plaintiff-side personal injury cases, including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip-and-fall claims, and wrongful death actions, as well as bankruptcy and real estate matters. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the Mecklenburg County Bar, and the Federal Bar Association, Western District of North Carolina chapter. Chris has lived in Charlotte for over two decades and established the firm to help people harmed by the actions of others who would otherwise be outmatched by insurance companies and corporations.
Notable case results
Pedestrian hit by vehicle while crossing road not in crosswalk; claim initially denied, settled for full policy limits on three separate insurance policies
Client struck on snowy road by two vehicles and killed; wrongful death action settled before jury trial
Car accident with pregnant mother and two minor children rear-ended; all three claims settled to family's satisfaction after negotiations
Slip and fall at hospital entranceway; claim denied on pre-existing injury grounds, filed suit and settled just before trial
Slip and fall on liquid in grocery store checkout aisle requiring shoulder surgery; prior firm's claim failed, firm resubmitted and reached client-approved settlement
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.