CHRIS OSBORN, JD

Chris Osborn, JD, is the founding principal of Osborn Conflict Resolution, which provides mediation and conflict resolution coaching services throughout North Carolina. He is also a member of the Charlotte panel of Miles Mediation and Arbitration, one of the leading providers of dispute resolution services throughout the southeastern United States.

From 2012-2015, Chris served as an assistant professor at the Charlotte School of Law, where he taught "Interviewing, Client Counseling, and Negotiations," Civil procedure, contracts, "Problems in Practice: Commercial Transactions," and "Intro to the Study of Law." While on the faculty, Chris’ scholarly research focused on ethics and professional responsibility, and particularly the interrelationship of both with mental health and substance abuse issues. Upon graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1995, Chris began practicing litigation in Charlotte. He served as a career law clerk to former US Magistrate Judge Carl Horn III before joining Horack Talley Pharr Lowndes, PA, in 2001. During his 11 years as an associate and shareholder with the firm, Chris handled construction and real estate litigation, business litigation, and employment disputes in Superior and District Courts, as well as in all three North Carolina federal district courts. Chris is currently enrolled in the master’s in clinical mental health counseling at Liberty University.