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BACKGROUND: Christine was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Tampa, Florida where she graduated from Chamberlain High School. She received her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science with minors in both Zoology and Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics with Honors from the University of Florida. Christine earned her Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. During law school, she worked as a summer intern for Chief Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich from the Middle District of Florida, and also studied at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. Christine joined GrayRobinson in September 2001, and is a shareholder in the Tampa office. Christine's litigation practice focuses primarily on product liability and construction litigation, although she also handles cases involving commercial, intellectual property and employment litigation. She has tried numerous jury trials, and also has handled numerous appeals for her clients. EDUCATION: University of Florida, B.S. (Honors) Florida Blue Key Omicron Delta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi University of Florida College of Law, J.D. (Honors) Trial Team (Vice-President, Semi-Finalist - Michigan State Trial Competition) Pro Bono Certificate PROFESSIONAL: Bar Admissions: The Florida Bar American Bar Association Court Admissions: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit Board Member, Young Lawyer's Division of the Hillsborough County Bar Association (2004-2007) Board Member, Florida Defense Lawyer's Association (2004-Present) Chair, Florida Defense Lawyer's Product Liability Committee (2003-2004) Chair, Pro Bono Committee, Young Lawyer's Division of the Hillsborough County Bar (2002-2004) Member, Defense Research Institute, Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability, and Litigation Sections Columnist, Strictly Speaking, DRI's Product Liability Quarterly Newsletter Member, William Glenn Terrell Inn of Court Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section Member, Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers Member, Association of Property & Casualty Claims Professionals Volunteer, Bay Area Legal Services REPORTED CASES: Thompson v. Douds, Case No. 2D02-3972 (Slip Op. Fla. 2d DCA July 18, 2003) (Constitutional law/28 U.S.C. Section 1983 action) Moransais v. Jordan, Case No. 870 So.2d 177 (Fla.App. 2 Dist., 2004) (Feb. 18, 2004) CIVIC: Board Member, Lowry Park Zoo Advisory Board (2007-Present) Member, United Way Women's Leadership (2006-Present) Leadership Council, Big Brothers, Big Sisters' of Hillsborough County Leadership Tampa Class of 2005 Member, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Member, Hillsborough Women's Republican Club PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: Litigation Stategies for Presenting a Twenty-First Amendment Defense, presented at the National Conference of State Liquor Administrator's Annual Meeting (June 4, 2007) The Defense Speaks: A Window into Florida's Civil Defense Practice, The Florida Defense Lawyers Association (2006). Christine authored a chapter discussing defense strategies for drafting interrogatories. Design Documents: Liability Traps and Escapes, September 2006, seminar sponsored by Lorman Education Services AWARDS & HONORS: "Up and Coming Legal Elite", Florida Trend Magazine (2006) Tampa Bay Business Journal Top 30 Under 30 Awards (2003) Florida Defense Lawyer's Association James A. Dixon Young Lawyer Award (2004) | 