Markel Firm
Our focus is primarily in the practice areas of Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation law. Our Worker’s Compensation practice is state-wide and includes clients from many cities and counties throughout Tennessee.
We also practice in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Collections.
Our commercial clients are representative of the variety of enterprises located in the Chattanooga area. They include individuals, small businesses, property owners and developers, contractors, financing companies, and automobile dealerships.
Chris Markel
Chris Markel grew up in the Chattanooga area and has lived here with his family for most of his life. He concentrates his practice on courtroom representation of clients in personal injury, wrongful death, and workers’ compensation cases.
He has more than 25 years of experience in these areas and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. His workers’ compensation practice encompasses most geographic areas throughout eastern and middle Tennessee. Mr. Markel received his Juris Doctor degree from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis in 2000 and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Arts.
He also spent 15 years in the United States Army Reserve, concluding his service with the rank of Major. He has published court decisions at the trial, appellate, and state supreme court levels and prides himself on being engaged and responsive to his clients at all times.