Christopher P. Bluethgen is an associate at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., where he is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation department.
Christopher received his Juris Doctor from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he graduated cum laude. While in school, Christopher participated in the Hofstra Trial Advocacy Association and was a research assistant to Professor Michael Haber. He was also a member of the Hofstra Law Review, where he served as an Associate Editor and Senior Associate Editor, as well as a staff mentor to incoming members.
Christopher was also selected as a Pro Bono Scholar by New York State, a program wherein a small number of law students from each New York law school are selected to forego their final semesters of classwork, and are instead placed in public service organizations to provide legal aid to clients who cannot afford representation. Christopher served his placement at Federal Defenders of New York, where he participated in the defense of numerous Federal criminal cases, which ranged from drug conspiracies to sex trafficking.
Upon graduation, Christopher received the Silver Award for Public Service for the more than 500 hours of public service he performed as a Pro Bono Scholar. Prior to joining Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., Christopher served as a law clerk at Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP.
Christopher is admitted to practice in the State of New York.