Through principled advocacy, Spero Law helps our clients solve complex legal problems. We have experience at all stages of litigation, from filing a complaint to briefing a Supreme Court appeal. We know that integrity, efficiency, thoroughness are important to our clients, who can expect top-notch work and innovative solutions without the bureaucracy and cost of large firms.
Who We Are
Christopher Mills is the founder of Spero Law LLC. He was previously a partner at a national law firm and a Constitutional Law Fellow at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. He served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas on the U.S. Supreme Court during October Term 2018. He also clerked for the Honorable David B. Sentelle, then-Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He has authored briefs and motions in the Supreme Court, courts of appeals, and trial courts, and argued before the D.C. Circuit, the Fourth Circuit, and other courts. He has served as special counsel to South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, and is an Adjunct Professor at the Charleston School of Law. For a list of representative matters and filings, click here. In both 2022 and 2023, Super Lawyers named him a South Carolina “Rising Star” in Constitutional Law.
A 2012 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Christopher was a senior editor of the Harvard Law Review, an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and served on the Executive Board of the Harvard Federalist Society. In 2009, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a degree in economics from Furman University.
Christopher lives in Charleston with his wife, children, and golden retriever. He is licensed to practice law in South Carolina.
Principled Advocacy
