Christine L. Derr
Work in Harris, Hunt & Derr, P.A.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Family Law
100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33602
About Christine L. Derr
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2004J.D.
- Law Journal: Florida Journal of International Law, Editor in Chief
- University of California, Berkeley, California, 1990B.A.
- Honors: With Honors in History
Classes and Seminars
- Collaborative Process Risk Analysis: The Importance of Screening Your Case, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazin, 2020 - Present
- Top 20 in 2020: Tips for Family Law Practitioners, Hillsborough County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2020 - Present
- Obtaining and Evaluating Financial Information, Paralegal CLE Course, 2020 - Present
- Giving and Receiving Feedback, Fireside Chat, Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals, co-presented with Nancy Harris, 2019 - Present
- Grey Divorce: It’s Not Black or White, Co-presented with Tina Tenret and Ellie Probasco to Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals Annual Seminar May 2018, and the Hillsborough County Bar Association Collaborative Section
- Learn to Effectively Use a Guardian Ad Litem in your Family Law Case, Hillsborough County Bar Association Course Taught, October 2016
- Safety Considerations in a Domestic Violence Case, Continuing Legal Education Course Taught, November 2017
- Guardian Ad Litem training seminar, February 2017
- Learn to Serve as a Guardian Ad Litem, Hillsborough County Bar Association, co-presented with Judge Wesley Tibbals and Courtney Bowes, 2019; co-presented with Judge Nick Nazaretian and Brett Rahall, 2017 - Present
- Cast of Characters: Professionals in a Family Law Case, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, 2013 - Present
- Alimony 2010 and 2011 Revisions to the Statute and Future Trends, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, 2012 - Present
- Why You Should Consider Using a Financial Expert (two-part article co-authored with Kristin DiMeo, CPA, ABV) Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, 2009 - Present
- Timing is Everything. . .Or Is It? Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, 2006 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2005
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- The Florida Bar, Family Law Section
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2011 - 2012 (President)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2009 - 2010 (Secretary)
- Family Law Inn of Court, Hillsborough County, 2010 - 2011 (Executive Council - Mentoring Committee)
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2010 - 2011 (President)
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2009 - 2010 (President Elect)
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2008 - 2009 (V.P. of Programs)
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2007 - 2008 (Treasurer & Stetson Law Mentor)
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2006 - 2007 (Director of Community Outreach & Stetson Law School Mentor)
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2005 - 2006 (Member of Community Outreach Committee)
- Network of Executive Women of Tampa, Florida
- Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Board of Directors
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section (Chair, 2011-2012)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section (Chair, 2011-2012, Executive Council, 2009-Present)
- Stann W. Givens Family Law Inn of Tampa (Executive Council, 2009-Present)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Collaborative Law Section (Chair, 2014-2015)
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (Co-Chair, Awards Committee, 2018)
Past Positions
- Honorable Alexander L. Paskay, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge Emeritus for the Middle District of Florida, Judicial intern
- Professor Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Research assistant
- Harris & Hunt, P.A., Associate
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law
- Matrimonial Law, Family Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
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