Personal Injury Practice Areas:
• Personal Injury Law
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Premises Negligence Injuries
• Workplace Injuries
• Medical Malpractice
• Slip-and-Fall
• Dog Bite Attacks

Criminal Defense Practice Areas:
• DUI
• Drug Possession
• Drug Sales or Trafficking
• Sexual Crimes
• Criminal Traffic Violations
• Domestic Violence
• Assault and Battery
• Theft
• Juvenile Crimes
• Violation of Probation

Bar Admissions:
• Florida State Courts

Education:
• St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D.
• University of Akron
  B.A. Political Science/Criminal Justice
  (minor Pre-Law)

Professional Associations and Memberships:
• Florida Bar
• The Broward County Bar Association

Christopher Chenevey is the firm’s lead attorney in the Eighth Circuit (Gainesville area). He was raised in Westchester County, NY, just north of NYC, and moved to the Tampa Bay area in 1991 at age sixteen. He graduated high school early, so that he could enlist in the United States Marine Corps, and arrived for boot camp at Parris Island, SC one month after he turned eighteen. Upon leaving the military, Chris attended undergrad at the University of Akron, focusing on a double major (criminal law and political science), with a pre-law minor. After graduating, he was accepted into St. Thomas University School of Law, in Miami, FL.

Chris has gained experience in criminal defense, a variety of civil law and personal injury. He worked for nearly a decade as a legal consultant for Fortune 500 corporate legal departments and prestigious outside counsel law firms, in the complex area of discovery within the Federal courts. This included more than two years as a consultant for Halliburton for work related to the tragic accident that occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform.

Chris left his position as a legal consultant in 2014, to join Ron Sholes, P.A. as a personal injury attorney. In his 5th year with the firm, Chris has approximately 500 claim settlements under his belt and has earned himself a reputation as a fighter for his clients. He takes his responsibility representing the injured, seriously, and has one of the best client satisfaction ratings in the firm. Chris has a strong desire to do justice for his clients and that means delivering results! Chris primarily handles auto and premise liability cases, including commercial motor vehicle accidents and trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, boating accidents, pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents. He recently handled a semi-truck accident case that resulted in a $1 million settlement (2018) for a client in the Starke area. Chris also handles a wide variety of premise liability cases and recently litigated and resolved a contested liability slip and fall at Wal-Mart for $450,000 (2018). If you want the personal service and aggressive representation that you expect and deserve from a law firm, then call and ask for Chris and his team on our Attorney HOTLINE at 1-855-We Fight!

Call the Law Offices of Ron Sholes, P.A. if you or a loved one have been injured, regardless of whether it is a serious injury or something that may seem minor. Often, what seems like even minor injuries can result in a lifetime of pain and suffering and medical treatment.