Overview
Christina has represented clients across a number of industries—such as investment banking, marketing and advertising firms, religious organizations, healthcare, wedding and photography, oil and gas, construction, commercial brokerage, hospitality—and across a number of matters—including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, fraud, breach of contract, discrimination, eviction, embezzlement, bill of review, theft of trade secrets, defamation, jury retaliation, civil conspiracy, and negligence.
More than that, she is relentless. As a former Division-I athlete and a recipient of two legal degrees in three years, she is no stranger to hard work or teamwork. And as a board member and volunteer of several non-profits, she is familiar with advocating for others.
What further sets Christina apart is her trial experience, now coupled with the backing and resources of an international law firm that has expertise across numerous industries, legal practice areas, and countries. Be it a trial by jury or by judge, a small dispute or one spanning weeks and involving tens of millions of dollars, Christina is no stranger in the courtroom.
Education & Admissions
Duke University School of Law (J.D. & LL.M (Master of Laws), International and Comparative Law, 2014)
Vanderbilt University (B.A., Political Science, 2011)
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Experience
Representative Work
Construction
- Represented development company that sued developers for breach of contract dispute relating to high-profile development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Favorably resolved.
- Represented employee sued by former employer for claims of theft of trade secrets and breach of noncompete. Favorably resolved.
- Defended owners of healthcare company against employees alleging Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations. Favorably resolved.
- Successfully defended a $2 million claim by an investment bank against another investment bank in a declaratory judgment action.
- Represented lawyers sued by jeweler for RICO and breach of fiduciary duty claims based on alleged extortion scheme publicized in response to the lawyers’ exposure of the jeweler’s possible diamond overgrading. The case involved multi-forum litigation, including Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, Middle District of Florida, and District of D.C. Favorably resolved.
- Represented company in various suits by third parties for actions of former and purported independent business owners (IBO) who used company intellectual property to pawn off their own goods. Favorably resolved.
- Obtained the #15 Verdict in the Nation (The National Law Journal) with a $94 million verdict, resulting in a $45 million judgment for Intervenors. The case centered around breach of fiduciary duty and civil conspiracy by a lawyer. On appeal.
- Defended one of the nation’s largest oil and gas companies in a breach of contract dispute involving the Cline Shale. Pending.
- Represented a wedding photographer who sued her former wedding clients for defamation. Those former clients then filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss. The court denied the motion to dismiss, one of the rare few denials at the time. Jury ultimately returned a verdict for photographer.
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
Events & Speaking Engagements
Legal Writings
- Texas Fiduciary Damages: Whose Law Is It Anyway (And Recent Case Updates), 9th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation, Chapter 9 (2017), A. Shonn Brown & Christina M. Carroll
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty Damages—Texas, 25 Corporate Counsel Review 2, 159 (2016), Michael K. Hurst & Christina (Mullen) Carroll
Industries & Practices
Banking & Financial Institutions
Explore This Practice View client achievements related to this practice View resources related to this practiceDevelopment & Infrastructure
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Explore This Practice View client achievements related to this practice View resources related to this practiceIntellectual Property Litigation
Explore This Practice View client achievements related to this practice View resources related to this practiceInternational Arbitration & Litigation
Explore This Practice View client achievements related to this practice View resources related to this practiceTrademark, Copyright & Advertising
Explore This Practice View client achievements related to this practice View resources related to this practiceTrusts & Estates Litigation
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- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Class Action Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Development & Infrastructure
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- International Arbitration & Litigation
- Labor & Employment
- Oil & Gas
- Real Estate Litigation
- Trademark, Copyright & Advertising
- Trusts & Estates Litigation
Professional & Civic
Professional Achievements
- 2021 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder Program
- Camp John Marc (Board Member)
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (Member; former Aid to the Homeless Committee Co-chair; 2015 Leadership Class)
- Dallas Bar Association (Member)
Community Involvement
- Feed My Starving Children (Volunteer, Former Dallas Development Committee Member)
