Christine H. Long
Associate
Business Litigation; Employment Law; Hospitality
christine.long@berliner.com
408-286-5800
Ms. Long represents and counsels clients on employment issues and disputes, real estate matters, and contract claims. She advises clients ranging from Santa Clara Valley’s oldest businesses and families to emerging technology, real estate, hospitality, medical and professional, local service and retail businesses.
Ms. Long’s employment practice includes handling claims of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, and breach of employment contract cases. Ms. Long counsels on all aspects of employment, including complaints made to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Labor Commissioner, and the EEOC on matters relating to employment including compensation issues, mandatory leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, and reductions-in-force for individuals, companies and local government.
Education/Honors
- McGeorge School of Law, J.D., Mock Trial Competition Team; Order of the Barristers; Outstanding Student Service Award; National Association of Women Lawyer's Outstanding Law Graduate Award, 1998
- University of the Pacific, B.A., Political Economy, 1994
Professional Admissions
- State Bar of California, 1998 - present
- United States District Court, Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California, Colorado
Activities/Memberships
- Associate Director of Trial Court Program, Spring 1998 - present
- San Jose Host Lions
- P.E.O
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2001 - present
- American Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - present
- National Association of Women Lawyers, 1998 - present
Academic Positions
- McGeorge School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Fall 1998 - present
Personal
- Born in Sacramento, California
- Interests include travel, bicycling and reading