Charis is a partner in the New York office of Morrison Mahoney LLP. She focuses her practice in trucking and transportation industry defense. With a prior career as a tractor-trailer driver, Charis brings a unique perspective to our practice.

She serves as a coordinator for catastrophic accident investigations, interfacing with the trucking company, adjusters, accident reconstructionists, police contacts, counsel, and opposing counsel, to achieve a careful and thorough analysis of serious accident cases. Charis litigates cases from inception to finish, and in her experience has earned an award of a directed verdict in Supreme Court, a winning jury trial verdict at the justice court level, and a New York Supreme Court decision exonerating a client following a Framed Issue Hearing. She also defends vehicle and traffic law and DOT summonses and violations. She is admitted in state and federal court.

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • J.D., cum laude — Rutgers School of Law, Newark
  • B.A. —State University of New York at New Paltz
  • Traffic Crash Reconstruction Professional, NUCPS (2022)
  • New York Statewide Accident Reconstruction Society (NYSTARS)
  • New Jersey Association of Accident Reconstructionists (NJAAR)
  • Traffic Crash Investigation 1: Certificate – Northwestern University
  • Traffic Crash Investigation 2: Certificate – Northwestern University
  • Vehicle Dynamics: Certificate – Northwestern University
  • NTSB Highway Crash Investigation: Certificate of Training – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  • Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1: Certificate – Northwestern University
  • Traffic Crash Reconstruction 2: Certificate – Northwestern University