Christopher J. "Chris" Maley
Recognized since 2007
Burlington, Vermont
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Chris Maley has extensive experience in the area of medical malpractice and personal injury. A native of Burlington, Vermont, Chris has obtained notable results for his clients, including:
- Resolved a medical malpractice case involving the alleged failure to appropriately diagnose and treat a 42-year-old woman's severe lower extremity injury resulting in catastrophic harm for in excess of three and a half million dollars.
- Resolved a wrongful death motor vehicle accident claim for $1,800,000.
- $2,925,000 settlement during trial - motor vehicle accident claim.
- $2,375,000 settlement - medical malpractice lawsuit involving the negligent delay in diagnosis of prostate cancer.
- $1,800,000 settlement - wrongful death motor vehicle accident claim.
- $800,000 jury verdict - wrongful death medical malpractice case involving the failure to monitor a patient on Coumadin.
He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America each year since 2007 in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation. He is president of the Vermont Association for Justice 2013-2014.
Chris was selected Burlington's 2018 and 2015 Lawyer of the Year for Medical Malpractice Law.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: chris@maleyandmaley.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.maleyandmaley.com/attorneys/christopher-maley.html
Location
- 30 Main Street, Suite 450
P.O. Box 443
Burlington, VT 05402-0443
Education
- Suffolk University, J.D., graduated 1996
- St. Lawrence University, BA, graduated 1993
Bar Admissions
- Vermont, Vermont Bar Association
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
Affiliations
- Vermont Association for Justice - President 2013-2013
Maley and Maley, PLLC
Headquarters:
Burlington, Vermont
1 The Best Lawyers in America® award
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Burlington (2025)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Burlington (2025)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Burlington (2022)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Burlington (2020)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Burlington (2018)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Burlington (2016)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Burlington (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
- Automobile Collision
- Birth Trauma
- Brain Injury
- Catastrophic Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Negligence
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death
Awards:
- 2012 Special Service Award, Vermont Association for Justice
- 2015 Burlington Lawyer of the Year - Medical Malpractice Law - Best Lawyers®
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Personal Injury Litigation
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