Chris Carol Hamer

Open for Business
Chris Carol Hamer: Attorney with Stokes, Hamer, Kirk & Firpo LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Distinguished Rating
  • Champion Badge Reviewed
About Attorney Awards

Biography

Chris Johnson Hamer is a Humboldt County native. She received her undergraduate degree, with highest honors and dean’s list, from University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her law degree in 1982 from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., cum laude and dean’s list, practicing initially in the Los Angeles area. She left her partnership with Case, Orr, Paterson & Cunningham, LLP in Ventura, California to come home in 1993, when her parents became ill. Chris Hamer is an experienced legal advocate and has been practicing in Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity and Mendocino Counties since that time, with occasional cases in the L.A. area.Ms. Hamer advises and handles litigation in trust, estate, business, real property and elder financial abuse matters. She also handles probates of decedent’s estate and real property contracts. She is also the mother of three grown children, and enjoys running, yoga, tennis as well a number of other outdoor activities. She is on the board of directors of North Coast Big Brothers Big Sisters and President of the Six Rivers Running Club’s Relay for Life Team.
See more ›

Areas of Practice (4)

  • Probate Litigation
  • Real Property and Real Property Litigation
  • Water Rights and Water Litigation
  • Business Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978
Law School Attended:
Georgetown University, J.D., cum laude, 1982
Year of First Admission:
1982
Admission:
1982, California; 1983, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Tax Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2004, Yurok Tribal Court; 2008, Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Court
Memberships:
Humboldt County Bar Association.
Birth Information:
Eureka, California, December 25, 1955
Reported Cases:
Westhaven Community Dev. v. County of Humboldt, et al (1998) 61 Cal App 4th 365; Gomes v. Mendocino City Community Services District* (April 4, 2025) 110 Cal.App.5th 752
ISLN:
901037914

Peer Reviews

3.3/5.0 (8 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® Distinguished Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    3.4/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    3.1/5.0

  • Judgment

    3.1/5.0

  • Communication

    3.1/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    3.7/5.0
Peer reviews submitted prior to 2008 are not displayed.

Other Legal Directories

Lawyers Client Review
5.0/5.0 (1 review)
Client Champion

Chris Hamer helped me on a matter about 10 years ago, involving property acquisition, easements and lots of delicate negotiations under severe time constraints with lots of obstacles. She did a great...

See more

Client Reviews Write a Review

Location

Contact Chris Carol Hamer

Contact Information:

707-440-1923  Phone

www.shkklaw.com

Required Fields

Required Fields

Clear All Fields

By clicking on the "Submit" button, you agree to the Terms of Use, Supplemental Terms and Privacy Policy. You also consent to be contacted at the phone number you provided, including by autodials, text messages and/or pre-recorded calls, from Martindale and its affiliates and from or on behalf of attorneys you request or contact through this site. Consent is not a condition of purchase.

You should not send any sensitive or confidential information through this site. Emails sent through this site do not create an attorney-client relationship and may not be treated as privileged or confidential. The lawyer or law firm you are contacting is not required to, and may choose not to, accept you as a client. The Internet is not necessarily secure and emails sent though this site could be intercepted or read by third parties.