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Christopher A. Page
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“Chris is just really willing to get in and get the job done. He understands the need to balance costs against trial preparation. He’s also willing to say, this isn’t my area, let me refer you to somebody else.”
The above quote, from a national construction client with outside counsel in nearly every state, was shared with Thomson Reuters, the company behind Westlaw, during its global research with senior in-house counsel to identify top-performing lawyers in private practice. The client nominated Chris Page as one of the three most outstanding attorneys they had worked with in the past three years, earning him recognition as a Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyer” for the last two years (2025 and 2026).
The Associate General Counsel/ Director of Litigation for a national restaurant client stated at an international legal conference that whenever a “bad” case comes in—no matter where it arises—her first recommendation is to retain Chris.
The General Counsel of another national restaurant client summed it up simply: “When we get in a strange matter that we don’t know how to solve, we call you. You are a problem solver.”
Chris Page is a shareholder at Young Moore and Henderson and brings more than 33 years and counting of jury trial, bench trial, and arbitration experience to helping clients solve their most complex problems. He represents a broad array of commercial clients, with a practice focused on commercial litigation, employment litigation, non-compete disputes, product liability, construction litigation, and tort matters. He also has particular experience in the hospitality and retail industries, serving as trusted counsel to numerous national companies for all of their legal needs in North Carolina, including tort claims, employment claims, product liability claims, and business litigation.
Since beginning his career after graduating from Duke University, summa cum laude, and Yale Law School, where he served as Senior Editor of the Yale Law Review, Chris has served as lead trial counsel in numerous state and federal jury and bench trials with successful results. He believes that the core principle of practicing law is not business or law; rather, it is service and problem solving. He builds strong client relationships with his clients by listening carefully, being straightforward and honest, understanding their goals in each case, working diligently to achieve those goals, always keeping the “big picture” in mind, and—when trial is inevitable—going into trial with confidence by out-preparing the other side and being able to persuasively convey his client’s story to judge or jury.
Chris has been listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers® in the area of commercial litigation since 2018 and continuing into 2026. Selection to the Super Lawyers list is an honor given to only 5% of attorneys in the North Carolina. He is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© in five separate fields: Commercial Litigation (2025, 2026); Litigation – Labor & Employment (2024-2026); Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2026); Employment Law – Management (2026); and Insurance Law (2021-2026). “Best Lawyers” honors are determined through its Purely Peer Review® methodology, which begins with nominations from anyone other than the nominee, followed by confidential evaluations from recognized attorneys in the same practice area and region. Like Super Lawyers, only about 5% of practicing U.S. attorneys receive this distinction.
Chris is actively involved in ALFA International, the world’s oldest and preeminent legal network, with a member firm in nearly all 50 states and in 70 countries. Click here for a full description of the group and its activities. He currently serves as the 2026 Program Chair for ALFAI’s Business Litigation Group and is in line to become Chairman of that group in 2028. He is the Chairman Emeritus of the Hospitality and Retail Law Practice Group and is a former member of ALFAI’s Board of Directors. He currently chairs ALFAI’s Strategic Plan Execution Committee. In 2017, Chris was honored as ALFAI’s Attorney of the Year.
He was also selected for membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), where he serves as Chairman of the Commercial Litigation Substantive Law Section. Click here to learn more about the FDCC.
Chris is a frequent speaker on litigation, business, and “life coaching” topics, being selected numerous times over the past 15 years as the Opening or Closing plenary presenter at ALFAI’s annual international legal conferences, attended by hundreds of attorneys and clients from all over the globe. Chris brings his passion for creative storytelling to creating “outside the box” presentations with music, lighting, audience interactive feedback, art, pop culture, live instruments, and theater rolled into one. Chris has transformed hotel ballrooms into various recreations: a Wild West town, a Chicago blues saloon, and this past year, into an authentic Irish pub with live musicians. Chris presents a few times a year, and while he has presented many times on straightforward trial and legal topics, his true passion has been presenting on life coaching topics like work-life balance, depression, stress, drug and alcohol abuse, health crises and family matters. Emotional reactions from audience members are common and memorable. One GC who had attended one of Chris’s presentations on work-life balance sent Chris an email called “Ripples.” He said that the presentation would have a ripple effect, and would change the lives for the better of not only him and his legal team, but all of their families as well. He said the ripples would travel on.
Chris is a proud father to three children, all Tar Heel grads! Chris spent 8 years with his son achieving his black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Chris’ charitable work includes volunteering for the Special Olympics, the Food Bank of Eastern North Carolina, and in recent months, serving as a waiter at “A Place at the Table” in downtown Raleigh. (Click here to see what a wonderful organization this is.). In the past, Chris volunteered for the Ronald McDonald House of Durham and Wake, for which he also served on its Board of Trustees. Chris also was a regular driver for Meals on Wheels for 20 years. You will find Chris at a jazz or bluegrass concert a couple of times a week. Chris also enjoys theatre, cooking, traveling, and playing and listening to Americana music.
Education & Bar Admissions
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1992
- B.A., summa cum laude, Duke University, 1989
Admitted in
- North Carolina, 1993
- District of Columbia, 1995
- U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Achievements
- Recognized by Thomson Reuters as a “Stand-out Lawyer,” based on independent global research of senior in-house counsel, including nomination by a national construction client as one of the three most outstanding attorneys they worked with over a three-year period. (2025, 2026)
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America © in the areas of Insurance Law (2021-2026); Litigation – Labor & Employment (2024-2026); Commercial Litigation (2025, 2026), Employment Law – Management (2026), and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2026)
- Selected for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers® (2018-2024, 2026)
- ALFA International, Attorney of the Year (2017)
- Senior editor, Yale Law Journal
- Duke University Class Rank: 5th; Phi Beta Kappa; Recipient of Proctor and Gamble Political Science Award
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., M.D. Tennessee (1992-1993)
Activities
- ALFA International
- Program Chair of 2022 International Client Seminar
- Past Member of Board of Directors
- Hospitality Law Practice Group, Chairman Emeritus
- Marketing Committee, Past Chair
- Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
- N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute
- Wake County Bar Association
- Millbrook Baptist Kindergarten, Chairman, Board of Directors (1998-2008)
- Northbrook Country Club, President (2003-2005)
- Meals-on-Wheels Driver (1996-Present)
- Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, “Children’s Sermon” Deliverer
Publications & Presentations
- “Ethical Dilemmas: A Day in the Life of Risk Management and In-house Counsel,” Moderator, ALFA International Labor & Employment Practice Group Regional Seminar, Louisville KY, September 2024
- “The Litigation Labyrinth: Avoiding It, Navigating It, and Successfully Emerging From It,” Panelist, 2024 ALFA International Business Litigation Seminar, Park City, UT,
- “A Recipe for Success – Lessons and Wisdom from FX’s The Bear,” ALFA International 2024 Hospitality & Retail Practice Group Seminar, Los Cabos, Mexico, May 2024
- “From Sous Chef to Executive Chef: Supporting Partners in Trial,” Co-presenter, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys’ (NCADA) monthly Practice Pointers Series Webinar, March 2024
- “Smokey Joe’s Agony of Defeat Blues Saloon: Where Olympic Quality Lawyers Come to Sing the Blues,” 2024 ALFA International Clients Seminar, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, March 2024
- “What Hath COVID and Ongoing World Trauma Wrought on Juror’s Perspectives of Corporate America? Are We Better or Worse in Their Eyes?” ALFA International Business Litigation Seminar, Colorado Springs, CO, September 2022
- “Considering Jury Trials Through a Post-Pandemic Lens,” ALFA International Labor & Employment Practice Group Seminar, Carmel Valley, CA, February 2022
- “ADA and Your Website,” Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) North Carolina Regional Conference & Trade Show, Raleigh, NC, August 2019
- “The Innovation Imperative: Why Companies Must Embrace Innovation to Survive,” ALFA International Webinar, June 2018
- “The Innovation Imperative: Why Companies Must Embrace Innovation To Survive,” ALFA International Client Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2018
- “An Employer’s Guide to the Twitterverse: Do’s, Don’ts, and Advice for Dealing with Social Media Use by Employees,” North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) T.A.P. Talk, Jacksonville, NC, April 2017
- “It’s All In a Day’s Work: Daily Challenges and Opportunities for In-House Counsel,” ALFA International Hospitality & Retail Law Practice Group Seminar, Santa Barbara, CA, June 2016
- “Charming the Snake: A Duel over Reptile Theory,” ALFA International Client Seminar, Palm Springs, CA, March 2016
- “Yearning For A Yin To Your Yang,” ALFA International Client Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2015
- “Wielding the Weapon- A Guide to the Practical and Strategic Use of Social Media in Litigation,” Claims and Litigation Alliance (CLM) Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2015
- “Managing the Millennials,” ALFA International Client Seminar, Miami Beach, FL, March 2014
- “Time to ‘Friend’ Facebook? Using Social Media to Help You Win Your Case,” Westlaw’s Journal of the Computer and the Internet Volume 31, Issue 8, September 19, 2013
- “A Practical Guide to North Carolina Insurance Law: Bad Faith Claims and Bad Faith Avoidance,” Insurance Law, co-author, April 1996
Milestones
- Mayo v. N.C. State University, 168 N.C. App. 503, 608 S.E.2d 116, affirmed 360 N.C. 52, 619 S.E.2d 502 (2005).
- McEwan v. Haver, 105 F.Supp.2d 474 (E.D.N.C.,2000).
- Obtained summary judgment, a favorable settlement, or a defense verdict in every premises liability case he has handled (including premises security and construction accident cases) since the start of his career;
- Obtained summary judgment for the defense in two racial discrimination cases, one of which was an employment case;
- Obtained summary judgment in three insurance coverage cases worth over $10 Million;
- Obtained a favorable ruling against a major municipality for a national client whose retail store had been flooded by a water main break, successfully arguing a novel theory of municipal liability for the break, and ultimately resulting in a favorable settlement for the client
Disclaimer: The above information may not necessarily reflect the attorney’s entire record, and the outcome of any particular future matter cannot be predicated on the attorney’s or law firm’s past results.