R. Chris Roten

R. Chris Roten graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a major in Finance and minor in Political Science. He continued his education in Norman and graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2005.

Chris joined the United States Army as a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps after being licensed in Texas. Over more than twelve years on active duty he was assigned as a prosecutor, senior prosecutor, command advisor, special assistant united states attorney, and environmental litigator. His duties were performed all over the United States with various military units and included deployments to multiple countries in central and southeast Asia.

Chris left active duty in 2018 and joined the United States Army Reserves, where he served in various positions supervising and training judge advocates. He retired from military service in 2026 as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Outside the military, Chris has focused his career in the corporate, construction and real estate industries as a litigator and business advisor.  At Waddell Serafino, Chris brings over twenty years of litigation and advising experience to his practice focused on civil litigation and construction law.

Professional Associations And Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Member
State Bar of Texas: Corporate Law Section, Member
State Bar of New Mexico, Member