Overview
Christopher Romero is an attorney based in CMDA’s Riverside, California office, whose practice centers on representing private businesses and public entities in high-exposure civil litigation.
Mr. Romero represents public entities, including counties, cities, and school districts in a broad range of public entity matters. These cases often involve sensitive factual circumstances, minors, and substantial exposure, requiring strategic and thorough defense.
His work with cities and counties primarily focuses on municipal employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims; law enforcement excessive force, search and seizure, and custodial cases; child protective services wrongful removal and failure to protect matters; dangerous condition of public property claims; and significant traffic collision cases.
Mr. Romero’s representation of school districts involves a wide range of matters, including student safety and liability claims arising from dangerous conditions of public property on school campuses, serious student injuries, and allegations of abuse or misconduct involving teachers, staff, or other students.
Mr. Romero has also carved out a niche practice defending home inspectors, individually and through their insurance companies, in complex litigation. He serves as defense counsel for one of the largest home inspector insurance providers in California.
At the beginning of his career, Mr. Romero exclusively practiced insurance defense litigation, including handling personal injury and construction defect cases.
Understanding that not all litigated matters are the same, Mr. Romero is known for his ability and willingness to custom tailor his approach to meet his clients’ specific needs, particularly in high-risk and complex cases.
Practice Groups
Appeals and LitigationCivil LitigationEmployment and Labor LawEmployment LitigationGeneral Civil LitigationInsurance DefenseMunicipal LawPersonal Injury DefensePublic Entity DefenseSchool District DefenseMunicipal Litigation
Employment Litigation
Law Enforcement Liability Defense
School District Defense
Personal Injury Defense
Premises Liability / Dangerous Condition of Public Property
Home Inspector Defense
Construction Defect Litigation
Education
Western State University College of Law Juris Doctorate, 2009
University of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 2005
University of California, Bachelor of Arts in Geography, 2005
Memberships and Associations
Riverside County Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Jurisdiction and Court Admissions
State Bar of California, 2010
U.S. District Court, California Central District, 2010
U.S. District Court, California Southern District, 2022
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Practice Groups
Appeals and Litigation Civil Litigation Employment and Labor Law Employment Litigation General Civil Litigation Insurance Defense Municipal Law Personal Injury Defense Public Entity Defense School District DefenseMunicipal Litigation
Employment Litigation
Law Enforcement Liability Defense
School District Defense
Personal Injury Defense
Premises Liability / Dangerous Condition of Public Property
Home Inspector Defense
Construction Defect Litigation
Education
Western State University College of Law Juris Doctorate, 2009
University of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 2005
University of California, Bachelor of Arts in Geography, 2005