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Christine Kirchner has successfully represented her clients in a variety of complex civil matters. Her representation of clients focuses on pre-litigation solutions such as risk management, a comprehensive review of the client's insurance programs, as well as successfully and efficiently navigating clients through the active phase of the dispute, whether that be in litigation or arbitration. Ms. Kirchner has represented clients in all forum, including state and federal courts, as well as binding arbitration before the AAA (American Arbitration Association), NASD (National Association of Security Dealers), and other private alternate dispute resolution forums. Ms. Kirchner's civil litigation practice focuses on both complex commercial and tort matters. Ms. Kirchner has handled a variety of commercial matters ranging from securities litigation, minority and derivative shareholder claim,; disputes related to ownership succession of closely held corporation, to wrongful competition and breach of contract actions. She has developed a specialty in the context of insurance law, including the representation of the policyholder and carriers in contractual disputes related to insurance coverage, as well as extra-contractual actions related to deceptive trade practice, statutory Insurance Code violations, the alleged mishandling of claims coverage, and opportunities to settle and protect the policyholder within policy limits. With regard to tort actions, Ms. Kirchner's experience includes negligence claims, products and premises liability, and long haul trucking, typically in the context of catastrophic injury or wrongful death. Ms. Kirchner has represented contractors and owners in a variety of construction and engineering litigation and arbitration, and also represented a variety of professionals, including engineers and design professionals, accountants, insurance agents and brokers, and healthcare entities and professionals in the defense of professional liability claims. Ms. Kirchner is a frequent author and speaker at tort and insurance-related seminars and conferences. Her clients range from individuals and closely held entrepreneurial companies to large national insurance carriers and public companies with large self-insured retentions. Ms. Kirchner prides herself in understanding each individual client's business and operations, the unique challenges that client may face with regard to risk management and resolving disputes. In doing so, she achieves an efficient and business-oriented outcome on behalf of her clients, regardless of the size or nature of the dispute or relative size of the client. | 