Christopher Wildfire
Associate Attorney
Practice Areas: Federal Black Lung
Overview Addison Walter
Attorney Wildfire is an associate with the law firm of SutterWilliams, LLC*. In 1981, Attorney Wildfire was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and began his legal career. At that time, he joined a predecessor of SutterWilliams, LLC as an associate and later partner through 1994. He continued his career with two other Pittsburgh law firms through 2022, and rejoined SutterWilliams, LLC in 2023. Attorney Wildfire has practiced exclusively in Pennsylvania workers’ compensation, Federal Black Lung, and West Virginia Workers’ Compensation claims for 45 years.
Education
Attorney Wildfire earned a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College and his Juris Doctorate from George Washington University.
He is licensed to practice in all state courts in Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Fourth, and Sixth Circuits, the United Stated Court of Veterans Appeals, the state courts of West Virginia, and Federal District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. He is a member of the Allegheny County and Third Federal Circuit Bar Associations.
Professional Honors & Memberships
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Allegheny County Bar Association
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Third Federal Circuit Bar
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale Hubbell
He has been a frequent faculty member and writer in many educational seminars concerning both Pennsylvania and West Virginia workers’ compensation topics, Federal Black Lung, insurance defense related and medico-legal topics .
*SutterWilliams, LLC is acknowledged as a “First Tier” firm by U.S. News and World Report for Workers’ Compensation representing employers.