Pitts was one of the few African-American attorneys in Alabama who served as a bond attorney on borrowing transactions by government agencies. In 2005, at age 35, Chris Pitts became the first African-America in the country to win a contract to close real estate transactions for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD").
Christopher Pitts, 48, was sentenced to 37 months for the wire fraud scheme, which Pitts ran between 2005 to 2008. Pitts was contracted by HUD to be a closing attorney for the sales of all homes in northern and central Alabama owned by HUD, according to a 2016 indictment.Nov 8, 2018
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AnswerWho is Christopher Pitts?
Christopher Pitts is a native of Auburn, Alabama. He is the son of legendary civil rights leader, Barbara Pitts. Along with civil rights icons Rosa Parks, Johnnie Carr, Maggie Bozeman, Julia Wilder, and a host of other brave women in the Alabama civil rights movement, Barbara Pitts became a COINTELPRO target of law enforcement officials who opposed the desegregation of public schools and public accommodations in Alabama. As a teenager in the 1960s, Ms. Pitts, her sisters, and their classmates at J.F. Drake High School organized lunch counter sit-ins and other civil rights protests in Lee County, Alabama. They were jailed on more than one occasion for challenging the status quo of racial segregation in the county.
Is Chris Pitts in jail?
Chris Pitts is in prison for the same matter that the Alabama State Bar reviewed and categorized, at most, as mere "negligence" at the conclusion of a 2010 hearing. Pitts was disbarred only after his conviction in 2019.
What did Chris Pitts do?
He built a successful law practice growing to three offices (Montgomery, Birmingham, and Huntsville, Alabama) with a focus on real estate, public finance, bankruptcy, and personal injury. Pitts was one of the few African-American attorneys in Alabama who served as a bond attorney on borrowing transactions by government agencies.
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Client in his mid-50s injured his rotator cuff after falling on ice. The injury required two surgeries, and the case was settled with the Employer. Although the client suffered from pain due to a previous low back surgery, that condition was worsened by a fall after initial work injury. The Pitts Law Firm successfully defended… Read more
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