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Phone: 419-241-1200

Fax: 419-242-7212

Email:
mayle@cooperwalinski.com

Areas of Practice:
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Litigation Management

Licensed:
Ohio
New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Education:
Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana,
2001, J.D.

Providence College, Providence Rhode Island 
1998, B.A.

 

 

Christine E. Mayle
Christine is a shareholder and Vice-Chair of the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group.   She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including business litigation and general tort matters.  Christine has handled a broad range of matters involving Section 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, indemnity disputes, civil rights, breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, fraud, and other business torts.   She also has experience in the areas of product liability and personal injury.   She has litigated in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.   Christine has experience arbitrating commercial disputes in privately-held arbitrations, and she has practiced before the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris, France.

Christine is licensed to practice in Ohio and New York.   She is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States District Courts of the Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of New York, and Eastern District of New York.

Christine received her Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Providence College in 1998.  She received her law degree cum laude from Notre Dame Law School in 2001, where she was Managing Editor of the Journal of College and University LawWhile in law school, Christine participated in a summer study program at the Notre Dame London Law Centre in London, England.

Prior to joining Cooper & Walinski in 2005, Christine was a litigation associate with Dewey Ballantine LLP (now Dewey & Leboeuf LLP) in New York, New York

Professional Memberships:

  • American Bar Association 
    • Litigation Section, Expert Witness Committee
    • Litigation Section, Woman Advocate Committee
    • Litigation Section, Committee on Corporate Counsel
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Ohio Women’s Bar Association
  • Toledo Bar Association (Federal Court Committee)
  • Defense Research Institute

Representative Cases:

  • Shimman v. Germano, 2008 Ohio App. LEXIS 616 (6th Dist. 2008)
  • Twee Jonge Gezellen Ltd. v. Owens Illinois, Inc., 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 18257 (6th Cir. 2007)
  • Warren Steel Holdings v. Williams,  2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67043 (N.D. Ohio 2007)

Community Involvement:

  • Member, Junior League of Toledo
  • Alumni Volunteer, Notre Dame Law School Admissions Office 

Speaking Engagements/Seminars Taught:

  • Nicholas J. Walinski Federal Court Practice Seminar – Filing of New Cases and Removal (2007-present)

Pro Bono Activities:

  • Christine assists the Pro Bono Legal Services Program of the Toledo Bar Association by representing victims of domestic violence at civil protection order hearings in Domestic Relations Court.   In 2006, Christine received a Pro Bono Award from the TBA in recognition of her work in this area.
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