Chris Bagley joined the firm in 2025 as a Consumer Protection attorney at Maginnis Howard Raleigh.

After graduating with an undergraduate degree in Economics and a Master of Journalism, Chris spent twelve years in business journalism and public relations and two years as a legal affairs reporter in the Research Triangle. In 2016, he graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

At UNC Law, Chris was an editor and executive board member of the North Carolina Journal of International Law, receiving the Seymour Wurfel Award for outstanding contributions. He was also a Holderness Moot Court client counseling team member and judges’ chair for the J. Braxton Craven moot court competition.

Chris is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He serves on the board of the North Carolina Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society. He is involved with several legal organizations, including the Public Justice Foundation and the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

In Chris’s free time, he enjoys long-distance road cycling, cooking, learning foreign languages, and playing chess.