Family Law

• Child Support
• Guardianship
  — Represented daughter of elderly father in contested guardianship proceeding in the State of Florida. Trial against siblings resulted in the appointment of the daughter as personal guardian for the father.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  — Criminal Law:  Achieved jury acquittal of client charged with assault and harassment against an individual at a Manhattan construction site.  Client, a construction worker, was arrested and charged after an altercation arising from a dispute over parking on a Manhattan street.
• Assault

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  — Real Estate Litigation:  Represented homeowner in dispute with neighbor over improper construction of neighbor’s pool which elevated the grade of neighbor’s property and caused significant runoff damage to client.  Litigation is presently pending in State Supreme Court.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  — Personal Injury Litigation:  Represented child who was seriously injured in a fall from a playground structure onto unpadded concrete in a New York City park.  Substantial settlement awarded to the child.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  With more than 30 years of experience and admission to New York, Florida and various Federal Courts, Christopher T. Owen has significant experience in numerous areas of the law including litigation, matrimonial, trusts and estates and real estate. Mr. Owen is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and St. John's University School of Law.
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  All aspects of the purchase and sale of residential (co-ops, condos and houses) and commercial properties.  Refinancing, foreclosure defense