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Christopher M.Bechhold

Senior Counsel
Cincinnati

O 513.352.6790

Christopher M.Bechhold

Senior Counsel

Christopher is senior counsel in the firm's Business Litigation practice group. He focuses his practice on catastrophic loss, insurance coverage, products liability and intellectual property litigation. He serves as trial counsel for manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and contractors in mass tort disasters, including hotel fires and airline accidents.

Christopher is also national coverage counsel for insurers and policyholders on policy construction and coverage-related issues, and represents various corporations in matters relating to general corporate issues.

Best Lawyers 2025

Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 15 years or longer and a Best Lawyer® 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" (Cincinnati) in Insurance Law.

Focus Areas

  • AV® Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 to 2025 for Insurance Law; named the Best Lawyers® 2022 Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati

Professional Associations

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cincinnati Bar Association, Litigation and Insurance Sections
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

Professional Activities

  • Defense Research Institute
  • OSBA Insurance Coverage Law Specialty Board

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1980
  • Yale University, B.A., 1977

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio