Background: Originally from Panama City, Florida, Chris appreciates the warm weather and sunshine. Growing up 90 miles from Tallahassee, Chris has a strong passion for his undergraduate alma mater – Florida State University. The first in his immediate and distant family to attend College, Chris excelled. While at Florida State Chris served as the President of Garnet Key Honor Society and was one of a few students selected to attend the Inaugural College Leadership Florida.

Chris then attended Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama where he served as the Editor in Chief of the Cumberland Law Review. After graduating from Cumberland with honors and receiving membership in the Order of the Coif, Chris began pursuing his ultimate passion of seeking Justice for his clients in Courtrooms throughout the Country. In 2003, he founded the Wettermark Keith Personal Injury Law Firm alongside James Wettermark to help individuals who had been injured due to the negligence of other people, employers, or businesses. Today, Wettermark Keith has expanded to 7 locations, with over 30 practice areas and a legal support team exceeding 100 attorneys and staff members.

Chris’s “Why”:  Chris takes pride in his humble upbringing. The son of a divorced mechanic and bank teller, he became the first person in his immediate and distant family to attend and graduate from college. Chris takes great pride in representing good hardworking folks. “Giving back to people like me, and helping them in their time of need, that is my why I do what I do. It’s not lost on me where I came from and how privileged I am to be able to represent the good folks that hire our law firm. It’s a privilege. It’s an honor.”

Bar Admissions:

• Alabama State Bar
• Tennessee State Bar
• Mississippi State Bar
• Florida State Bar
• United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• United States Supreme Court
• Numerous United States District Courts

Honors and Awards: 

• Alabama and Mid-South Super-lawyers (2010-2024)
• American Institute Lawyer of the Year (2020)
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100
• National Association of Distinguished Counsel – Top One Percent
• Muti-Million Dollar Award Advocates

Just for Fun: Chris’s most enjoyable moments are spent with his three kids (Landon, Braxton, and Adeline) and fiancé. In his spare time, Chris is an avid boater, sun chaser, and flies his own airplane. Chris’s motto – “Life is too short not to enjoy every second of it. Tomorrow isn’t promised. Live today.”