Christopher H. Fitzgerald

Chris Fitzgerald has practiced for over 14 years in New York City and northern New Jersey, focusing on police misconduct and prisoner abuse cases. 

Chris’ experiences as a civil rights practitioner include appearing as counsel for amicus curiae on the landmark Stop-and-Frisk class action, David Floyd v. City of New York, and as class counsel on Dunn v. City of New York, a putative class action stemming from the ongoing humanitarian crisis on New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail. 

In addition to IABANY, Chris currently serves on the Executive Board of the Brehon Law Society of New York and as the Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA). He is also a member of National Lawyers Guild’s BLM Protest Litigation Task Force; the National Police Accountability Project; the New York State Trial Lawyers Association; the New Jersey Association for Justice; and the New York County Lawyers Association. 

Chris claims roots from counties Down and Derry, as well as Tokyo, Japan.

He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey state courts, the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the Northern District of New York, the District of New Jersey, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a graduate of Boston College (B.A.) and CUNY School of Law (J.D.)