First Admitted: 2005, Florida

Professional Webpage: https://www.harrishuntderr.com/family-law-attorneys/christin...

Bar / Professional Activity:

Board of Directors, Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers' Board of Directors, Past President’s Advisory Council
United States Supreme Court
Outreach Committee, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2006 - 2007
The Florida Bar, Family Law Section, 2005 - 2014
Stann W. Givens Family Law Inn of Court, Secretary, 2014
Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2013
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Cookbook Committee, 2012
President, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2010 - 2011
Co-Presenter - Representing Your Client in a Domestic Violence Injunction Hearing, Hillsborough County Bar Association CLE., 2014
Chair, Articles Committee, Executive Council, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2009 - 2010
Florida Association for Women Lawyers representative for Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2015
Treasurer, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2007 - 2008
Network of Executive Women
Secretary/Treasurer, Executive Council, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section 2009-2010
Mentoring Committee Co-Chair, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2011-2012
Executive Council - Mentoring Committee Chairperson for Tampa Family Law Inn of Court 2010-2014
Co-presented (with Jennifer Mockler, Ph.D.) "Serving as a Guardian ad Litem in Family Law Cases" CLE for Hillsborough County Bar Association., 2013
Chair, Mentoring Committee, Executive Council, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2009 - 2010
Co Chair - Collaborative Law Section - Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2014
VP Programs, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2008 - 2009
Member, The Tampa Connection, 2010
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2005-2014
Chairperson -Hillsborough County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2011
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers - Director, 2013
Collaborative Law Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2013
President-Elect, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2010 - 2011
Co-Presenter - Using the Guardian ad Litem in Complex Parenting Cases, Hillsborough County Bar Association, CLE , 2014
President-Elect, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2009 - 2010

Special Licenses / Certifications:

Board Certified in Marital and Family Law, 2013

Pro bono / Community Service:

Pearl Society Member, Bay Area Legal Services Women's giving circle, 2010-2013
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Tampa
Volunteer Attorney, Are You Safe, Inc. (provides legal assistance to victims of domestic violence), 2010
Board Member, Are You Safe (non-profit benefitting victims of domestic violence), 2012
Lawyers for Literacy, Inc. , Volunteer Tutor to 3rd graders, 2007
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., Pro Bono Legal Assistance Provider

Honors:

Research Assistant, Professor Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
Top 100: 2018 Florida Super Lawyers
Florida Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine
Rising Star, Family Law, Super Lawyers Magazine
Top 50: 2018 Women Florida Super Lawyers
Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2015
Theodore Millison Professionalism Award, 2010
Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2012
Leaders in the Law, Florida Association for Women Lawyers, 2015
Ted Millison Professionalism Award, an Annual Award voted on by Peers/Colleagues in the Family Law Inn of Court, 2010
Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2013
Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2011
Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2014

Educational Background:

University of California at Berkeley, B.A., Honors in History, 1990

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

Safety Considerations in a Domestic Violence Case, Continuing Legal Education Course Taught, November 2017
Timing is Everything...Or Is It?, Lawyer Magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association, March 2006
Why You Should Consider Using a Final Expert, (two-part article co-authored with Kristin DiMeo, CPA), Lawyer Magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association, November 2009 and December 2009
Alimony: 2010 and 2011 Revisions to the Statute and Future Trends, Lawyer Magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association, February 2012
Cast of Characters: Professionals in a Family Law Case, Lawyer Magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, 2013
Learn to Effectively Use a Guardian Ad Litem in your Family Law Case, Hillsborough County Bar Association Course Taught, October 2016
Guardian Ad Litem training seminar, February 2017

Firm News (Newsletters):

Feb. 2012 Alimony: 2010 and 2011 Revisions to the Statute and Future Trends; Nov. 2009 and Dec. 2009 issues (2 part) What You Should Know About Using a Financial Expert; March 2006 Timing is Everything. . .Or is it?, Lawyer Magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association
Cast of Characters: Professionals in a Family Law Case (co-written with Richard P. Mockler, Esq), Summer 2013 issue, Lawyer Magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association

Christine L. Derr