Christopher M. DeRose is a New York Times bestselling American author, housing and hospitality developer, and former Clerk of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona.

[5] DeRose volunteered on his first political campaign at the age of fifteen and during college interned on Capitol Hill for the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

[9] On March 22, 2018, DeRose was appointed Clerk of the Superior Court for Maricopa County by Governor Doug Ducey to fill an unexpired term.

[12] Kirkus Reviews called Founding Rivals "A fresh, narrow, knowledgeable-of-minutia take on a well-known friendship and rivalry during the early establishment of the U.S. Constitution," with a "Compelling narrative throughout…A lively, clear-cut study of the myriad hurdles and uncertainty that characterized the first attempts to form the U.S. government.” [13] Publishers Weekly described it as "An engaging account of the Republic’s contentious founding.” [14] His second book, Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America's Greatest President, released in 2013, was cited in detail by House Speaker John Boehner in a memorandum to his colleagues on government debt.

Notable representations included the high-profile defense of a Police Chief threatened with termination, allegedly for arresting a County Supervisor and for firing an unqualified employee who was personal friends with the mayor.