About Christopher M
Christopher M Combs constructed a legal trail that starts in the classroom and moves quickly into the court. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and operations control from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2008. Four years later he finished his Juris Doctor at Saint Louis University School of Law, graduating in 2012.
His first legal experience on the appellate degree got here as an intern for the Missouri Court of Appeals in 2012. That role gave him early publicity to appellate procedure, brief-writing and the pace of judicial decision-making. After law program he joined Rosenblum Schwartz & Fry in 2013, the place he worked as a lawyer and persisted to gain hands-on knowledge in legal proceedings and client representation.
Over time Combs shifted his practice to personal firm work in St. Louis. He now practices at Combs Waterkotte, where he handles things that arise in state judiciary and earlier than local tribunals. His background consists of trial preparation, courtroom appearances and client counseling. He has experience managing the logistical and strategic demands that come with contested cases.
Combs maintains memberships in several professional organizations. He is a member of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Those memberships place him in ordinary contact with the nearby felony protection bar and the broader legal network in the St. Louis region. He additionally supports recovery-focused efforts as a donor to the National Peer Recovery Alliance.
Colleagues describe him as methodical in preparing records and straightforward in courtroom. He spends time at the realistic work: drafting court filings, conducting investigations, and making ready witnesses. He has worked on things that require both courtroom advocacy and negotiation. Where cases demand studies and written argument, he draws at the appellate experience he gained early in his professional life.
Outside the office he remains related to the procedural and expert networks of the region. That network supports in monitoring nearby guidelines, current decisions and practice developments that affect everyday legal proceedings and client approach.
He currently practices regulation at Combs Waterkotte and advocates for clients in things arising in Missouri state courts and related hearings.
