Christopher L. Weiss specializes in commercial and business litigation, chancery court practice, employment law, and estate litigation. Mr. Weiss is a member of the New Jersey and New York Bars, and regularly appears in state and federal courts. Mr. Weiss has served in various court-appointed capacities, including as a court-appointed guardian ad litem and administrator pendente lite.

Mr. Weiss received his B.A. from Lafayette College and his J.D. from The University of Pennsylvania School of Law. Following law school graduation, Mr. Weiss served as a law clerk to Justice Robert L. Clifford of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Mr. Weiss enjoys an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell,* and Best Lawyers in America®, a peer review of U.S. lawyers, included him on its “Best Lawyers” list in the field of Commercial Litigation in 2024.* Mr. Weiss has been selected for inclusion on the list of “New Jersey Super Lawyers,” which was published by New Jersey Monthly in its New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine, most recently in 2024.*

Admissions

New Jersey, 1992
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1992
New York, 1993
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1996
U.S. Supreme Court, 1997

Education

Lafayette College (B.A.)
The University of Pennsylvania School of Law (J.D.)

* No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. A description of the selection methodology can be found HERE.