Christopher R. Schmidgall

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Christopher R. Schmidgall: Attorney with Law Office of Weiss, Schmidgall and Hires, PC
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Platinum Client Champion
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Biography

For more than fifteen years, Christopher Schmidgall has protected the lives of people who find themselves caught in the tangled machinery of criminal prosecution. With the skill and determination he’s demonstrated throughout his life, Chris offers them the help they need to get their lives back in order.

Not long after graduating from Valparaiso University Law School, he set to work defending the rights of people who otherwise couldn’t pay for his service. It’s a role he’s proudly kept for the past decade as a public defender in Gary City Court.

He now regularly sits as a judge pro tem, while also making sure that his clients can go about their daily lives without the terrible stress that one small mistake may have brought into it.

A devoted husband, father and congregant of Christ Lutheran Church, Chris believes in carrying forward the principles of Garry Weiss, and builds his life around ably serving his clients and neighbors.
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Areas of Practice (17)

  • Bankruptcy
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 7
  • Commercial Bankruptcy
  • Consumer Bankruptcy
  • Criminal Law
  • Debt Relief
  • Debtor and Creditor
  • Drivers License Suspension
  • Drug Crimes
  • DUI/DWI
  • Expungements
  • Felonies
  • Juvenile Law
  • Misdemeanors
  • Parole and Probation
  • Traffic Violations
  • Criminal & Traffic

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Illinois State University, B.A., 1998
Law School Attended:
Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., 2002
Year of First Admission:
2002
Admission:
2002, Indiana; 2003, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
Memberships:
Indiana State Bar Association (Section, Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights; Committee Chair, ISBA Financial Education Project) and Lake County Bar Association
Birth Information:
Peoria, Illinois, March 8, 1976
Certifications:
Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist by American Board of Certification since 2014
ISLN:
918803588

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (20 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/21/26 in Bankruptcy Chapter 7

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 05/21/26 in Bankruptcy

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/21/26 in Commercial Bankruptcy

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/21/26 in Consumer Bankruptcy

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/21/26 in Bankruptcy

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 05/21/26 in Consumer Bankruptcy

    Chris is a great attorney and an even better demeanor. He helps his clients when they are in difficult situations. I send anyone that needs to file bankruptcy to Chris due to skill and ability.

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  • 4.6/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 05/26/26 in Bankruptcy

    Chris Schmidgall is a very well respected attorney. He is even handed, knowledgeable and very practically minded. I find him to be a very good attorney who I enjoy working both with and against.

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  • 4.2/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 05/22/26 in Bankruptcy

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  • 4.2/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/12/14 in Criminal Law

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  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/12/14 in Bankruptcy

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5.0/5.0 (3 reviews)

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4.4/5.0 (13 reviews)
Platinum Client Champion

I have made some bad decisions in my life time with my credit. Being young I didn’t know that one day I would want to live a normal life. I didn’t care at the time about my credit at all. I met Mr...

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