Christine’s practice focuses on litigation, primarily in the areas of insurance coverage and insurance defense. She practices in state and federal courts in Ohio, and has active and extensive pretrial, trial, and appellate experience. Christine also litigates product liability, commercial and construction claims, wrongful death and personal injury claims. When not practicing law, Christine can be found teaching Irish dancing with the world champion McGing Irish Dancers or choreographing and creating musical theatre with various area theaters and theater groups.

Experience

  • 34 years of civil litigation experience, primarily in insurance coverage, insurance defense, wrongful death, product liability, construction, and commercial litigation
  •  Insurance coverage review, planning and litigation, including declaratory judgment actions
  • Defense of personal injury and property damage lawsuits in jury trials in Ohio
  • Appellate practice

HONORS/DISTINCTIONS

  • AV Preeminent Peer Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, a reflection of having received the highest level of professional skill and integrity a lawyer can earn

 

ADMISSIONS

  • State of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, S.D. Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Potter Stewart Inn of Court (Past Member)
  • CBA Tort and Insurance Law Committee (Past Officer)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • McGing Irish Dancers, CLRG-Certified TCRG
  • Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts PTSO (Secretary 2019-2022)
  • Cincinnati Arts Association, Cappies Awards Program (Parent Coordinator, Purcell Marian High School, 2010-2014)
  • Cincinnati Arts Association, Overture Awards (Past Judge Liaison)
  • Juvenile Referee, City of St. Bernard, Ohio, Unofficial Juvenile Referee Program (past)

PRESENTATIONS

  • “Evidence and Expert Testimony”, National Business Institute (2013)
  • “Strategies for Working With Evidence”, National Business Institute (2013)
  • “Voir Dire and Jury Selection”, National Business Institute (2014)
  • “Auto Injury Litigation: The Ultimate Guide”, National Business Institute (2016)
  • “Applying the Rules of Civil Procedure in Ohio”, National Business Institute (2019)
  • “How Jurors Think: What Every Litigator Needs to Know”, National Business Institute (2019)
  • “Advanced Auto Injury Litigation”, National Business Institute (2019)
  • “Negotiating Claims with Insurance Companies”, National Business Institute (2016, 2019)
  • “Overview of Ohio Law for Insurance Company Personnel”, Client Training Presentation (2022)

PUBLICATIONS

  • “In Depth Insurance Coverage Analysis”, National Business Institute (2016)
  • “Insurance Defense Case Evaluation Strategies and Trial Preparation”, National Business Institute (2016)
  • “Sophisticated Negotiation Styles: How and When to Use Them”, National Business Institute (2016)
  • “Negotiation Techniques That Really Work”, National Business Institute (2016)
  • “UM/UIM Coverage Conundrums and Negotiating with Difficult Adjusters”, National Business Institute (2019)
  • “Text Messages, Doctors, Collateral Sources and More: Discovery and Evidence Snags”, National Business Institute (2019)

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D. 1991)
Northwestern University (B.A. with Honors, History and Political Science, 1987)
(Phi Beta Kappa)

Practice Areas

Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, OH

600 Vine Street, Suite 2650
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Directions
Cincinnati, OH
Louisville, KY

Louisville, KY

101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40222

Directions
Louisville, KY
Boulder, CO

Boulder, CO

1434 Spruce Street, Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80302

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Boulder, CO