Christina M. Liu

Christina Lui 

Christina M. Liu joined Andrew M. Hale & Associates in 2008. Ms. Liu concentrates her practice on civil rights defense and pro bono employment litigation. Her current caseload primarily focuses on defending federal Section 1983 cases arising from wrongful convictions.

While pursuing her studies, she was a judicial intern for the Honorable Donald L. Graham, Southern District of Florida, a legal and policy intern at the United Nations: Office of the Global Compact, and a trainee at Majmudar & Co., a national law firm in Mumbai, India. At the University of Miami, she was president of the Asian-Pacific American Law Students Association, and received the book award for Legal Writing and Research and Alternative Dispute Resolution Law and Policy. Ms. Liu is admitted to practice in Illinois, District of Columbia and New York.

areas of practice

  • Civil Rights Litigation
  • Employment Litigation

bar admissions

  • U.S. District Trial Bar, 2010
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2008
  • Illinois, 2007
  • District of Columbia, 2008
  • New York, 2010

education

  • University of Miami School of Law
    J.D. – 2007
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
    M.Sc. with Merit in Law, Anthropology and Society – 2004
  • Columbia University
    B.A. in Political Science – 2003

notable cases

  • Kitchen v. Burge et al. (Pending)
  • Reeves v. Burge et al. (Pending)
  • Hicks v. Poppish (2011)
  • McCadd v. Murphy et al. (2011)
  • Saverino v. Cook County et al. (2011)
  • Gajewski v. Grindmaster Corp. (2010)
  • Sanders v. City of Chicago et al. (2010)
  • Venson v. Woznicki (2010)
  • Montanez v. Ocampo (2010)
  • Miller v. Mahon et al. (2009)
  • Glasper v. City of Chicago et al. (2009)
  • Ellman v. City of Chicago et al. (2009)
  • Washington v. City of Chicago et al. (2009)
  • Lugo v. Cosmetique Inc. (2009)
  • Booker v. Livergood (2008)
  • Jackson v. City of Chicago (2008)

associations

  • ABA Section of Litigation, Young Advocates Committee, Co-Chair, 2012-2013
  • ABA Young Lawyers Division, Diversity Team, Vice-Director, 2012-2013
  • ABA Council on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline, Member, 2012-2013
  • ABA Section of Litigation Young Advocates Committee, Social Media and Membership Subcommittee Chair, 2010-2012
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Small and Solo Firm Committee, Programming Subcommittee Chair, 2011-2012
  • ABA Judicial Internship Opportunity Program Working Group, Member, 2009-Present
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Young Lawyer Leadership Program, 2010-2012
  • ABA Section of Litigation Annual Meeting Host Committee, Member, 2012
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Law School Good Works Committee, Member, 2010-2012
  • ABA Young Lawyers Division Women in the Profession Committee, Chair, 2011-2012, Vice-Chair, 2010-2011
  • ABA Young Lawyers Division, Resolutions Team, Member, 2011-2012

    • Subcomittee Chair, 2011-2012

notable accomplishments and honors

  • US National Aquathlon Team, 2010, 2011
  • Honorable Mention, USA Triathlon, 2010
  • ABA Section of Litigation Outstanding Subcommittee Chair, 2012
  • ABA Young Lawyers Division Star of the Quarter, Spring 2012