In 2003 Chris attended law school at the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio where he graduated with honors, Cum Laude, in 2006. While in law school Chris worked in the Law Clinic where he represented indigent clients in the Montgomery County criminal courts. During his tenure at the University of Dayton School of Law Chris earned the CALI award for academic excellence in both the Professional Responsibility (Ethics) course and the Student Law Clinic course.

Chris enlisted in the South Carolina Army National Guard in 1988. He went on to attend and graduate from the Palmetto Military Academy Officer Candidate School and was subsequently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Chris was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in May of 2014 while deployed to Afghanistan. During his military career Chris was also deployed on two other occasions, one to the combat zone of Kuwait and one to the hazardous duty zone of Kosovo. In 2021 he retired from the military after thirty-three years of service during which he earned he earned multiple service awards including: two Meritorious Service Medals, multiple Army Achievement medals and ARCAMs, two Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medals, two NATO service ribbons, and other deployment awards and decorations.

After law school Chris practiced law in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for several years. He served as a contract public defender for two years representing clients in the Georgetown County Court of General Sessions. While living in Myrtle Beach Chris practiced law in Horry and Georgetown Counties in the areas of Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, and Veterans Disability Law.

Chris is licensed to practice law in all South Carolina State Courts and is also licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and the Greenville County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

Criminal Law
Civil Law
Family Law
Veterans Disability Law
Appellate practice

Bar Admissions

South Carolina, 2006
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2010

Professional Licenses

Certified Public Accountant, South Carolina, 1992

Education

University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
- Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
- 2006 CALI Award for Academic Excellence: Professional Responsibility, Law Clinic
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
- Master of Professional Accountancy, Tax Emphasis - 1990
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
- Bachelor of Science, Accounting - 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships

Greenville County Bar Association, Member

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W. CHRIS CASTRO Attorney Profile

Castro Law Firm, LLC

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Attorney W. Chris Castro is the founder of the Castro Law Firm, LLC, located in Greenville, South Carolina. His practice primarily focuses on the areas of Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, and Veterans Disability Law. Mr. Castro also practices Appellate Court work and has argued appeals at the South Carolina Court of Appeals. Mr. Castro can assist prospective clients in most upstate South Carolina counties to include Greenville County, Pickens County, Spartanburg County, and Anderson County.

Mr. Castro graduated from Clemson University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. After practicing public accounting in Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Castro returned to Clemson University where he earned a Master’s Degree in Professional Accountancy in 1990. In 1992 Chris became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in South Carolina. Chris practiced public accounting for the firms of Ernst & Young, and KPMG Peat Marwick, before going on to work in private industry for several years.