Chris Slusher is an experienced trial attorney, having tried over 60 jury trials in state and federal courtrooms in cases such as wrongful death, chemical exposure, civil rights violations, and capital murder. He has assisted clients in both defending against serious criminal charges and in recovering millions in settlements and verdicts. Chris now concentrates his practice on serious criminal defense matters, Title IX allegations, civil rights violations and expungements of prior criminal records.
Chris Slusher received a degree in Business from Indiana University in 1988 and his law degree from the University of Missouri in 1991.
Chris Slusher grew up in Columbia, Missouri, and graduated from Hickman High School in 1984. He returned to Columbia several years after law school and has practiced law for thirty years.
Chris Slusher has represented clients in complex, high-profile cases featured on CBS’s 48 Hours and Court TV’s Trial Story. He has served as a guest commentator on Court TV’s Catherine Crier Live. Chris Slusher has received training in courtroom techniques at places such as the Wyoming Trial Advocacy Institute, the California Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy, and Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers’ College.
Chris Slusher also has experience representing clients in appeals to the Missouri Appellate Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
