Chris was born and raised in the New York metropolitan area. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College. After a brief career as an engineer, he attended St. John's University School of Law. Chris practiced as an attorney for more than five years in a variety of legal disciplines, most notably patent law. Seizing an opportunity to move into a more business-oriented arena, Chris transitioned into the legal recruiting industry, where he spent approximately seven years placing attorneys in both temporary and permanent positions in the New York market. He was a key figure in elevating a fledgling attorney staffing company, CounselTemps, into a local stalwart in the New York marketplace. Chris has brought his expertise in attorney staffing to the ABA family after his recent relocation to the Bay Area with his wife and daughter. His reason for joining ABA was simple, "I felt a certain synergy with the people at ABA and believed it to be a solid team environment with everyone pulling in the same direction." Chris serves as Director of the Contract Attorney Division. Favorite things to do in the Bay Area: Heading to the beach with his family, exploring all the interesting neighborhoods in SF, explaining to the locals what New York Pizza really is. Favorite quote: "A joke is a very serious thing." (Winston Churchill