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Pronouns: she/her
Christine co-teaches and supervises the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic at UC Law San Francisco. Previously, she worked at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) as a Staff Attorney in the Health Justice Program where she founded a program to provide immigration services to undocumented and uninsured New Yorkers with serious healthcare needs. Prior to her time at NYLPI, Christine was a Kirkland & Ellis New York City Public Service Fellow at African Services Committee and represented primarily African clients seeking immigration relief.
Languages: Spanish
Education
New York University, J.D.
Stanford University, B.A.
Admitted to practice law in New York.
Selected Publications and Commentary
- "Families Fleeing: Family Membership as a Basis for Asylum," University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs, April 2020