Practice Areas
- Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Litigation
- Construction and Construction Litigation
- Employment & ERISA Litigation
- Employment & Labor
- Financial Services Litigation
- Litigation
Education
- B.A., Haverford College, 1996
- J.D., Cornell Law School, 1999, cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1999
- South Carolina, 2002
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2000
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 2003
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006
Charleston, SC 29401
Chris Ogiba is an experienced civil litigator and trial attorney who has successfully represented a wide variety of clients in state and federal court and in arbitrations. He has focused his practice primarily in the areas of bank and construction litigation. Ogiba's bank litigation practice focuses primarily on commercial foreclosure work and lender liability defense, but also includes regulatory litigation and representing lenders in disputes with governmental agencies. Ogiba represents several banks and other lending institutions and, while Ogiba's practice is located primarily on the South Carolina coast, he has active cases throughout the state.
Ogiba's construction experience is broad-based, and includes counseling owners, developers, property owners associations, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, banks, lienors/lienees, architects, and engineers. He has handled matters involving mechanic's liens, bonds, and all applicable legal and equitable claims in most commercial, residential, and industrial contexts.
Ogiba also has extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial matters involving:
- Employment and labor law;
- Legal malpractice defense
- POA/HOA liability;
- Tort claims and the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act;
- Wrongful tax sales;
- Contract and UCC disputes;
- Products liability;
- Real property disputes;
- First Amendment slander and libel; and
- Maritime issues.
Of Note
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
- Selected for the South Carolina Rising Stars list, which is included in the South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine, for Business Litigation, 2014
- Appointed to the Charleston Firefighter Memorial Commission
- Member of Charleston Contractors’ Association
- Member of American Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and Charleston Bar Association
- The Citadel: Adjunct Professor of Law and Legal Process
- Cornell Law Review: Note Editor
Publications
- Three Charleston Attorneys Published by ACC
Association of Corporate Counsel South Carolina Chapter Summer Newsletter, August 2014 - Employment & Labor, Employee Benefits & Global Immigration Update February 2011
- Employment & Labor, Employee Benefits & Global Immigration Update December 14, 2009
- Federal Minimum Wage Increase goes into Effect Today (7/24/09)
Employment Alert, July 24, 2009 - U.S. Supreme Court Shields Employers from the Burden of Persuasion
Employment Law Alert, July 1, 2009