Christopher Bopst

Of Counsel

Christopher Bopst is an award-winning attorney who has handled litigation of all types in state and federal courts for clients ranging from small closely held corporations to Fortune 500 companies. He also handles corporate and transactional work, including real estate, asset and stock purchases, as well as trusts and estates for individuals of varying net worths.

Prior to coming to Kloss Stenger Gormley LLP, Mr. Bopst was a partner in large law firms in both Buffalo and Florida. Mr. Bopst is a prolific author, having co-authored multiple books about the New York and U.S. Constitutions. He chairs the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on the New York State Constitution and is the President of Canisius College’s Desmond Law Society, a group consisting of all lawyers and judges who attended that institution.

Mr. Bopst is a frequent participant on local and state news and radio about legal issues.

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Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

Construction Litigation and Arbitration

Constitutional Litigation

Appellate Practice

Trusts and Estates

Real Estate

Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights

Business and Corporate

Asset and Stock Purchases

Labor and Employment

Bar Admissions

New York State
Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York

Education

Canisius College

Bachelor of Arts

Cum Laude

Notre Dame Law School

Juris Doctor

Cum Laude

Awards

New York Super Lawyers, 2013-2015, 2023
Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2009, 2011

Community Involvement

Chair, New York State Bar Association Committee on the New York State Constitution
President, Desmond Law Society of Canisius College
Director, The Amherst Chamber Ensembles
Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Participant, Real Men Wear Pink of Buffalo
Member, Bar Association of Erie County

Selected Publications:

Books:

BILLS OF RIGHTS BEFORE THE BILL OF RIGHTS: EARLY STATE CONSTITUTIONS AND THE AMERICAN TRADITION OF RIGHTS (Palgrave Press, 2020) (co-author).
NEW YORK’S BROKEN CONSTITUTION: THE GOVERNANCE CRISIS AND THE PATH TO RENEWED GREATNESS (SUNY Press, 2016) (co-editor).
THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION, 2d ed. (Oxford University Press, 2012) (co-author).

Articles:

Constitutional ‘Stuff’: House Cleaning the New York Constitution—Part II, 78 ALBANY LAW REVIEW 1513 (2014/2015) (co-author).
Constitutional ‘Stuff’: House Cleaning the New York Constitution—Part I, 77 ALBANY LAW REVIEW 1385 (2013/2014) (co-author).
“It Ain’t Necessarily So”: The Governor’s ‘Message of Necessity’ and the Legislative Process in New York, 76 ALBANY LAW REVIEW 2219 (2013) (co-author).
Anything Goes: A History of New York’s Gift and Loan Clauses, 75 ALBANY LAW REVIEW 2005 (2012) (co-author).
Machiavelli and Modern Business: Realist Thought in Contemporary Corporate Leadership Manuals, 65 JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS 235 (2006) (co-author).
Great Political Trials of the Millennium, 27 LITIGATION 39 (2001) (co-author).

Contact

69 Delaware Ave. Suite 1003 Buffalo NY 14202
9545 Main St. Clarence, NY 14031
716-853-1111

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