Christopher H. McCormick

Christopher H. McCormick
  • Managing Member

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Practice Areas

  • Real Estate Law
  • Probate
  • Business Law
  • Bankruptcy
  • Foreclosure Defense and Workouts

Biography

Professional Biography of Christopher H. McCormick

Christopher McCormick was admitted to the Connecticut Bar on December 12, 1985 and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on February 10, 1986. Chris is the managing member attorney of Steier & McCormick, LLC with an office conveniently located in the center of West Hartford Connecticut. Chris is an attorney in good standing in Connecticut, and the current emphasis of his practice is real estate law, probate, business law, and bankruptcy.

Chris has practiced real estate law for over forty years including both residential and commercial closings. Chris is a title insurance agent with a deep commitment to the Connecticut Standards of Title ensuring his clients receive marketable and secure interests in their properties at closing. Chris has conducted seminars on a variety of real estate topics for realtors in the Greater Hartford area. Chris has represented numerous mortgage lenders for his clients' closings through the years.

Chris has extensive experience representing fiduciaries in Connecticut Probate Courts for the admission of wills to probate or the appointment of administrators for intestate estates. Chris helps these probate clients with all phases of the administration of these estates including estate tax returns and accurate estate accountings for beneficiaries.

Chris received his undergraduate degree Cum Laude from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and his J.D. Degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, Connecticut. Chris has been a past member of the American and Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Commercial Law League of America American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association. Chris is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association. Chris is listed on the Law Works for People- Pro Bono Honor Roll.

Chris currently lives in West Hartford with his wife. He is an active tennis player and swimmer and a member of the Hartford Tennis Club, Bloomfield Tennis Club and Cornerstone Aquatic Center. Chris has volunteered in the past as a coach for the West Hartford Youth Hockey Association and plays in ice hockey men's leagues in West Hartford.

Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut
    • J.D. - 1985
  • Duke University
    • B.A. - 1982
    • Honors: cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1985
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1986

Professional Associations

  • National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
  • Consumer Bankruptcy Roundtable
  • Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers-CT, Inc., Director
  • Connecticut Bar Association

Representative Cases

  • IMC Mortgage Co. v. Zaglool, 98-CBAR-1221, 1998, Conn. Sup.
  • Forbes v. Wells Fargo, et al , Adv. Proc. No. 16-02044 jjt

Past Positions

  • Gross Hyde & Williams, Associate Attorney, 1985 to 1986
  • Reiner & Reiner, Associate Attorney, 1986 to 1990
  • Mayo, Gilligan & Zito, Associate Attorney, 1990 to 1995