
PRIMARY
PRACTICE
AREAS
DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
REAL ESTATE
GENERAL BUSINESS COUNSEL
ESTATE PLANNING
CIVIL/COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
TRUSTS AND PROBATE
PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
APPEALS
OUR VISION
We are committed to providing the highest level of legal service with the individual care and attention clients deserve. Forrest Legal's practice is rooted in the principle that sophisticated and effective legal service can be accomplished with dignity and professionalism. We obtain results using a practical approach, without losing sight of client interests.
Forrest Legal is a law firm with a high concentration of family law and domestic relations cases. We handle issues of divorce, child custody, child support, paternity, adoption, surrogate birth issues, and prenuptial agreements. Forrest Legal attorneys also provide mediation services and are trained in the collaborative divorce process, which emphasizes cooperation and litigation-free divorce solutions. Although Forrest Legal is heavily concentrated in the area of family law, our lawyers have years of experience and also provide services in the areas of general business, real estate, civil litigation, appeals, and estate planning.
Forrest Legal is a full service law firm that will ensure all of your legal needs are met. We are able to counsel clients through numerous legal issues. However, when presented with an issue outside of our practice, we are willing to help you find the right professionals to assist you. Our lawyers have a broad network of contacts and relationships, and we regularly work with other professionals, including other attorneys. It is our goal to help you receive the best service possible, whether from us or another professional.

OUR ATTORNEYS

Rising Star
2010 - 2015
Super Lawyer
2016 - 2025
Christopher M. Forrest
Owner, Attorney at Law
Tel: (260) 422-0718
Christopher ("Chris") Forrest is the founding member of Forrest Legal LLC. Mr. Forrest received much of his training from one of the state's largest and most prestigious law firms, Barnes & Thornburg LLP. After practicing several years with Barnes & Thornburg as a business and litigation attorney, Mr. Forrest decided to pursue a practice that also incorporated the area of domestic relations law. Thus, he formed Forrest Legal, a locally rooted law firm dedicated to providing the highest quality of legal service. Mr. Forrest's goal is to combine the sophistication and quality typical of a large law firm with the individualized service of a small, local firm.
Mr. Forrest's practice has been heavily concentrated in the area of divorce and family law. He has represented clients in connection with various types of domestic relations issues, including dissolution of marriage, child support, child custody, paternity, adoption, surrogate birth issues, and the preparation of prenuptial agreements. Mr. Forrest's family law experience is broad, as he has handled numerous issues of varying size and complexity. Mr. Forrest has also provides mediation services and is trained in the collaborative law divorce process. Collaborative divorce promotes cooperation and litigation-free solutions that meet the needs and interests of everyone in a divorcing family.
In addition to family law, Mr. Forrest's practice regularly includes general estate planning, general business and transactional counsel, and commercial and civil litigation. Mr. Forrest has experience representing clients in a broad range of business and commercial subjects, including commercial transactions, asset recovery and protection, bankruptcy, contract negotiation and drafting, real estate, and business formation. Mr. Forrest has also represented clients in both federal and state court litigation on a variety of different issues, and has significant experience in the area of appeals.
Mr. Forrest graduated from Manchester College, where he obtained his B.A. in philosophy. He received his J.D. cum laude from Indiana University - Bloomington in 2002.
Mr. Forrest is a member and former chair of the Allen County Bar Association Family Law Section. He has been honored by Super Lawyers Magazine each year since 2010, and has been identified as one of the few Super Lawyers in his geographical region and primary practice area each year since 2016. Mr. Forrest is admitted to practice in the state of Indiana, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals.

FORREST LEGAL LLC
203 W. Wayne St., Ste. 408
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Tel: 260.422.0702
Forrest Legal LLC is located in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne. Our office is located on the fourth floor of the Central Building, across the street from Ash Skyline Plaza (home of Proximo, DeBrand, and Ruth's Chris Steak House). There is ample parking in the Ash Skyline Plaza Parking Garage, which accepts credit cards. There is also two-hour metered parking around the building on Wayne St. and on Harrison St.
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