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With several years of experience representing physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers, Christine concentrates on medical malpractice defense in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.  She is an associate with the Health Law Practice Group.  Christine has defended health care providers of all medical specialties in multi-million-dollar lawsuits through defense verdicts, dismissals, and appeals.  In addition to medical malpractice, Christine has counseled many providers through the complexities of Board of Medicine investigations and fact witness trial testimony.  

In 2022, Christine successfully appealed and reversed a nearly 3-million-dollar plaintiff’s verdict in the Virginia Court of Appeals, setting new Virginia precedent in the area of informed consent.  She has represented several of the largest hospitals and health systems in the DMV.  

Christine earned her Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University and her J.D. from George Mason University.  She is a member of the bars of The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. 

  • October 2024
    Another Physician Found Not Liable for Suicide in Virginia
    A jury in Virginia Beach returned a defense verdict for a family medicine physician in December 2023.  Plaintiff alleged that the defendant failed to recognize suicidal ideation in her patient and was therefore liable when the patient ultimately took her own life.  But the jury disagreed, finding that plaintiff was of sound mind during the act, and therefore ... Read More