Christopher Winton

Qualifications

Christopher J. Winton

Christopher J. Winton is the managing member of the
Charleston, West Virginia law firm of Ray, Winton & Kelley, PLLC,
where he practices in the areas of estate planning and
administration, business planning, taxation, and civil
litigation. He received his B.A. degree with High Distinction and
his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia and was elected
to Phi Beta Kappa. Admitted to practice in West Virginia and
Virginia, Mr. Winton is a member of the West Virginia State Bar
Probate Committee, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys,
Charleston Estate Planning Council, and the Real Property,
Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association. He
is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate
Counsel. Mr. Winton has been selected and listed in The Best
Lawyers in America in the field of Trusts and Estates and is a
West Virginia Superlawyer in the field of Estate Planning and
Probate. A frequent lecturer for professional and business groups
on wills and trusts, ethics, and litigation, Mr. Winton is the
co-author of the articles “Laying Claim” and “Still Laying Claim”
published in the West Virginia University Law Review which
analyze will contests. He is also the author of the series known
as “Probate Happens” which has been published in the West
Virginia Lawyer.