Christopher B. Darby is a founding member of Counselors Title, LLC and a principal in the law firm of Pardo & Drazin, LLC (formerly Darby, Nalls, Smyth & Muldoon, LLC). Prior to founding Counselors, Darby served as a settlement attorney, office manager and the Director of D.C. Operations for Universal Settlements.
A native of the Washington area, Chris entered into the title business in 1998 after receiving his law degree from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland Bar Associations and enjoys regularly teaching continuing real estate education courses for local realtors as well as a Real Estate Transactions Law class at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Chris is also an active member of the local real estate community with many years of service to the Board of Directors and membership in the District of Columbia Land Title Association. Additionally, he is active with the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (”GCAAR”) where he has served on the Forms Committee (formerly Contract and Clause Committee) on multiple occasions since 2001, as well as being a Member of the Board of Directors 2025-2026. Chris was honored by GCAAR as its 2007 Affiliate of the Year for his service to the real estate community. He is experienced in residential and commercial real estate transactions and the resolution of contract issues and is licensed to conduct closings in DC, MD and VA.