Chris Edwards is an appellate attorney who focuses his practice on complex legal issues in both federal and state courts of appeals. A North Carolina board certified specialist in appellate practice, he has handled both civil and criminal appeals raising a wide variety of legal issues. 

As an appellate attorney, Edwards also works with trial counsel before a final judgment has been entered. In this capacity, he drafts and argues significant motions, consults on legal strategy, and works to set the case up for a successful appeal. 

Before joining Ward and Smith, Edwards was a law clerk to U.S. Circuit Judge G. Steven Agee of the Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan of the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Edwards earned his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University.