Christopher M. Sherwood

Christopher M. Sherwood is a Wyoming lawyer at Yonkee & Toner, LLP, whose practice focuses on estate planning, real estate, family and small business planning, trust administration, and probate. His listed practice areas include business and estate planning, probate and trust administration, landowner and property matters, and business and trust lawsuits and disputes. He also provides board and general counsel services for governmental entities, nonprofits, and businesses.

Christopher earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Wyoming School of Law. During law school, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and published a comment in the Wyoming Law Review. He later served on the journal’s editorial board. He was admitted to practice in Wyoming in 2013 and Montana in 2015.

Christopher began his legal career as a clerk for the Honorable Thomas T.C. Campbell in the Laramie County District Court. Before entering the legal profession, he spent nine years working in a small bank trust department. That experience provided a foundation in fiduciary services and trust and probate estate administration. He also serves as a director of a family-owned US manufacturing company, providing insight into closely held businesses.

Christopher M. Sherwood has received professional recognition for his legal work and community service. He holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell and was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2020 through 2023. He received the Wyoming State Bar Pro Bono Award for Community Service in 2018. His background combines estate and business planning experience with probate, trust, property, and transactional matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Yonkee & Toner, LLP
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Member, State Bar of Montana

Licensed State

• Wyoming
• Montana

Education

• University of Wyoming School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)