Dugan, McKissick and Longmore, L.L.C.

Christopher T. Longmore is a member of the firm whose practice areas include complex civil litigation, zoning/land use and related real estate matters, and government contracts.  His litigation practice focuses primarily on business and partnership disputes, construction-related contract disputes, and other real estate related matters, including boundary disputes, adverse possession claims and quiet title actions.  Chris routinely appears before the local county planning commissions and boards of appeal to assist clients in zoning and land use matters, including Critical Area variances, conditional uses, administrative appeals, and other development related issues.  Chris has led the development of the firm's government contracting practice, which focuses on serving the wide array of legal needs of medium and small size government contracting firms, primarily those with ties to the Patuxent Naval Air Station and Webster Field Annex.   He also represents clients in all aspects of personal injury matters, including negotiation of fair settlements with insurance companies and representation in court, and he leads the firm's collections practice.

Chris received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1997, where he was Order of the Coif, Editor-in-Chief of the American Criminal Law Review, and a Legal Research and Writing Law Fellow.   After graduation from law school, Chris served as a law clerk for the Honorable William M. Nickerson, United States District Court Judge for the District of Maryland.  Chris was also an associate with the law firm of Hogan and Hartson, LLP (now Hogan Lovells) prior to joining Dugan and McKissick, LLC in 2000.   Chris earned a B.A. degree in Psychology from Loyola College in Maryland (now known as Loyola University Maryland) in 1993 and received his high school diploma from St. Mary's Ryken High School in 1989.

Chris is actively involved in many community and service activities, including serving on the boards of the St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce (Board Chair 2010 - 2011), Leadership Southern Maryland, and Christmas in April St. Mary's.  Chris is the Co-Chair of the St. Mary’s County Workforce Housing Community Task Force and is a member of the Loyola Law and Government Alumni Circle and the St. Michael’s School – Little Flower School Task Force.  Chris is a graduate of the Leadership Southern Maryland Class of 2009.