Christopher J. Fons
Associate
Chris Fons is an associate in the litigation and enforcement group based in Ropes & Gray’s Chicago office.
Prior to joining the firm, Chris clerked for Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
While in law school, Chris interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, where he worked on criminal appeals. He was also an online editor for the Duke Law Journal and a member of the Duke Law Innocence Project.
Education
- JD, cum laude, Duke University School of Law, 2020; Order of the Coif
- BS, with Distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017
Admissions / Qualifications
Qualifications
- Illinois, 2021
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit