Christopher M. Royston

Email: Chris Royston | Phone: 203-745-0172

Chris Royston’s practice is devoted primarily to representing individuals with pressing financial problems.   During the years Mr. Royston has represented hundreds of individuals in bankruptcy proceedings; former clients comprise a major source for referrals of new clients.  Clients uniformly report a high level of satisfaction with Mr. Royston’s patience and thoroughness in explaining the bankruptcy system and its alternatives.  He understands the stress that financial problems cause people.

Over the last twenty years Mr. Royston has developed his own database of Bankruptcy Court decisions.  This allows him to answer a wide range of questions his clients may have.

Practice areas

• Consumer bankruptcy
• Real estate closings

Presentations

• Seminars for the Connecticut Bar and the New Haven County Bar Associations relating to consumer bankruptcy

Professional associations

• Connecticut Bar Association (Executive Committee of Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section)
• New Haven County Bar Association

Admissions

• Connecticut, 1976
• U.S. District Court, 1976

Education

• Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1976
• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1972

Second language

• Spanish

Biography

From 2001 through 2005 Mr. Royston was a principal of JDA Development where he was involved in commercial real estate development.  He has been a visiting professor of business law for undergraduates at Quinnipiac University.  Mr. Royston grew up in Spain and is fluent in Spanish.