Employment Litigation

Training and Development Committee, Member

Ethics Committee, Member

• Ohio

• Ohio Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

• Ohio State University College of Law, Moritz College of Law J.D., 2004, with honors
• • Order of the Coif
  • Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal
    
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    Youngstown State University, B.A., 2001, summa cum laude

Christine, a senior associate in Frost Brown Todd LLC's labor and employment department, practices in the areas of employment counseling and litigation, traditional labor, and workers' compensation. Her areas of emphasis include discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, FMLA compliance, unfair competition, and trade secrets.

Christine has represented employers before numerous federal, state and local courts, and administrative agencies, as well as in private arbitration. She also provides counseling and training on a wide array of employment law topics and has assisted clients in drafting employee handbooks, employment forms, and confidentiality, non-compete, employment, and separation agreements.

• Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, 2011, 2012

• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section; Young Lawyers Division
• Ohio State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Columbus Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee; Federal Court Committee

• GINA Regulations Provide Safe Harbor for Employers
• Sixth Circuit Abandons McDonnell Douglas Analysis in Mixed-Motive Cases
• Sixth Circuit Decision expands claims of HWE and retaliation based on coworker conduct

Past

"Effective Immigration, Hiring and Discharge Practices" Contractor's Law Series (Feb. 2008)

"Employee Free Choice Act" Employer's Resource Association (Oct. 2008)

"What Does the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act Mean for Employees?" Columbus CEO (Sept. 2008)