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About Chris

Entrepreneur first.
Attorney second.

Founder and managing attorney of Armada Law in Greenville, South Carolina.

Chris Carsten in a navy suit, standing among tall trees
Founder & Managing Attorney, Armada LawGreenville, South Carolina

The path

Law is the vehicle.

Chris uses the law as the vehicle for building companies — and builds those companies to serve clients better.

  1. 01

    The first company

    Before law, Chris co‑launched Omni Healthcare with his brother. It taught him how systems and processes let a business grow.

  2. 02

    The law degree — and the MBA

    He earned a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law and an MBA from its Robinson College of Business, both in 2012, after a B.A. in International Affairs and Modern Languages at Georgia Tech.

  3. 03

    The practice

    He founded Armada Law, a firm that handles only personal injury cases and serves South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.

  4. 04

    The portfolio

    He then founded Ironside Criminal Defense in Greenville; Armada Growth Partners, to give law firms infrastructure, strategy and operations; and KAMBE.ai, to bring AI to attorneys and legal teams.

  5. 05

    The mentor

    He mentors attorneys on running their firms as businesses.

Topics:Legal Technology & AI ›Personal Injury Law ›Building Law Firms ›

Principles

How he runs
a firm.

Clients first

A law firm should be easy for clients to work with, not a process they have to get through.

Run it like a business

Systems and processes are what let a practice grow without losing quality.

Collaboration

Teams that work together, inside a firm and across the ventures, do better work.

Continuous learning

A firm should give its people room to keep learning and growing in their work.

Credentials

The record.

Degrees, bar admissions and memberships, 2012 to 2023.

  1. 2012
    • J.D., Georgia State University College of Law
    • MBA, Robinson College of Business
  2. 2013
    • Admitted to the Georgia Bar
    • American Association for Justice
  3. 2016
    • Admitted to the South Carolina Bar
    • South Carolina Association for Justice
  4. 2021
    • Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar
  5. 2023
    • Admitted to the Arizona Bar
    • Entrepreneurs’ Organization
    • Strategic Coach · Abundance360
    • Guest, Lawyer Stories Ep. 124
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Also: B.A., International Affairs & Modern Languages, Georgia Tech

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