Christopher Tramonte

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Recent News:

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition

Best Lawyers selected 242 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Chris concentrates his practice on insurance matters, including general liability, catastrophic injury, life, accident, and products liability matters. He has handled cases throughout Texas and the Gulf Coast, as well as nationally and internationally.

His experience includes the representation of foreign and domestic insurers and policyholders in matters involving complex insurance problems or significant potential exposure. He also provides policy interpretation services, evaluation of coverage, advice regarding contractual indemnity, and insurance provisions and litigates disputes if and when they arise. His successful record in post-trial matters and appeals, including preparing and presenting motions, writs, briefs, and, ultimately, oral arguments to the state and federal appellate courts, enables him to offer his clients continuity of representation.

In maritime matters, Chris has experience defending claims involving personal injury, property damage, allision of vessels, collision between vessels, oil spills, collisions, crew-related claims, charterer's liability claims, and cargo loss and damage claims. In premises liability matters, Chris has experience representing property owners and security companies in cases arising from criminal acts committed against business invitees and property residents, as well as industrial, commercial, and drilling work site accidents involving third-party contractors. He has also successfully defended commercial loss, property damage, breach of warranty, and personal injury cases involving chemicals, pharmaceutical and medical devices, food products, industrial machinery, and motor vehicles.

Chris holds a J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston and a B.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas.

News

Best Lawyers Honors More Than 200 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition

August 15, 2024

Best Lawyers selected 242 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Cozen O’Connor Further Expands its Insurance Coverage Practice, Adding Litigators in Los Angeles and Houston

October 16, 2023

Julie E. Van Wert, David M. Berke, Jerome P. Doctors, and Rangi Perera joined in Los Angeles and Christopher Tramonte joined in Houston.

Publications

Cozen O'Connor Adds Insurance Attorneys In LA, Houston

October 17, 2023

Law360 covered the recent expansion to the firm’s insurance litigation practice by adding Julie E. Van Wert, David M. Berke, Jerome P. Doctors, and Rangi Perera in Los Angeles and Christopher Tramonte in Houston.

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Education

  • South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1989
  • University of St. Thomas, B.B.A., 1982

Awards & Honors

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated

Best Lawyers in America (Insurance Law) 2025 

  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

The Honorable Justice H.M. Lattimore, Court of Appeals for the Second Judicial District of Texas, Briefing Attorney, 1989-90