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Christina M. Deats

Counsel
  • Rochester
  • 585.231.1481
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Christina represents companies and individuals in commercial disputes, negotiating settlements, enforcing contracts, and litigating in New York state and federal courts. She has extensive experience leading litigation matters, including working directly with local and national clients, taking and defending depositions, drafting and responding to discovery, and drafting and arguing motions.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

  • Secretary, Board of Trustees of Bishop Kearney High School, 2012-Present
  • President, Western & Central New York Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Board, 2016-2017
  • Member, Western & Central New York Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Board, 2014-Present
  • Steering Committee Member, University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association, Rochester Chapter, 2011-Present
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, Litigation Section, Monroe County Bar Association
  • Litigation Council Member, Monroe County Bar Association, 2017-Present
  • Campaign Cabinet Member, Campaign for Justice, 2018-Present
  • Volunteer, Volunteer Legal Services Project

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Recipient, “Top Women in Law” Award, The Daily Record, 2019
  • Selected for inclusion in Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2018-2020
  • Commencement Speaker, Bishop Kearney High School, Rochester, New York, 2016
  • University at Buffalo School of Law
    • Note & Comment Editor, Buffalo Law Review
    • President, Wechsler Moot Court Executive Board and Criminal Law Society Executive Board
    • Associate Editor, Buffalo Women’s Law Journal
    • Associate, New Criminal Law Review
    • Member, Mock Trial Team

PUBLICATIONS

  • Co-author, "Delaware Quarterly, Recent Developments in Delaware Business and Securities Law," Bank & Corporate Governance Law Reporter, April 2010
  • Co-author, "Delaware Quarterly, Recent Developments in Delaware Business and Securities Law," Bank & Corporate Governance Law Reporter and Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, May 2009

PRESENTATIONS

  • Speaker, "Examining the Current Events that are Impacting Litigation," General Counsel Conference, September 26, 2019
  • Speaker, Monroe County Bar Association CLE: Business Owner Disputes, May 12, 2017

PRACTICE AREAS

ADMISSIONS

  • New York
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Tax Court

EDUCATION

  • University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
  • Cornell University, B.A.
HSE Law
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Christina M. Deats
Counsel
cdeats@hselaw.com
tel: 585.231.1481
fax: 585.232.2152

Christina represents companies and individuals in commercial disputes, negotiating settlements, enforcing contracts, and litigating in New York state and federal courts. She has extensive experience leading litigation matters, including working directly with local and national clients, taking and defending depositions, drafting and responding to discovery, and drafting and arguing motions.

Professional & Civic Affiliations

  • Secretary, Board of Trustees of Bishop Kearney High School, 2012-Present
  • President, Western & Central New York Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Board, 2016-2017
  • Member, Western & Central New York Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Board, 2014-Present
  • Steering Committee Member, University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association, Rochester Chapter, 2011-Present
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, Litigation Section, Monroe County Bar Association
  • Litigation Council Member, Monroe County Bar Association, 2017-Present
  • Campaign Cabinet Member, Campaign for Justice, 2018-Present
  • Volunteer, Volunteer Legal Services Project

Honors & Awards

  • Recipient, “Top Women in Law” Award, The Daily Record, 2019
  • Selected for inclusion in Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2018-2020
  • Commencement Speaker, Bishop Kearney High School, Rochester, New York, 2016
  • University at Buffalo School of Law
    • Note & Comment Editor, Buffalo Law Review
    • President, Wechsler Moot Court Executive Board and Criminal Law Society Executive Board
    • Associate Editor, Buffalo Women’s Law Journal
    • Associate, New Criminal Law Review
    • Member, Mock Trial Team

Publications

  • Co-author, "Delaware Quarterly, Recent Developments in Delaware Business and Securities Law," Bank & Corporate Governance Law Reporter, April 2010
  • Co-author, "Delaware Quarterly, Recent Developments in Delaware Business and Securities Law," Bank & Corporate Governance Law Reporter and Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, May 2009

Presentations

  • Speaker, "Examining the Current Events that are Impacting Litigation," General Counsel Conference, September 26, 2019
  • Speaker, Monroe County Bar Association CLE: Business Owner Disputes, May 12, 2017

Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
  • Cornell University, B.A.

Disclaimer

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