ABOUT
Christina Himmel, Esq.
A Business Lawyer Specializing in Intellectual Property and Corporate Issues and Disputes
Christina Himmel, Esq. is a South Florida business attorney, specializing in disputes, intellectual property, and employment. She is dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to individuals and businesses in her community.​
She understands that legal issues can be complex and strives to make the process as easy and stress-free as possible for her clients. Whatever your legal issue or problem is, she's here to help.​
Christina Himmel
Christina is a fierce attorney focusing her practice on litigation in various industries including manufacturing, health care, insurance, sports, hospitality, and real estate to name a few. She has extensive knowledge regarding intellectual property law (copyright and trademark), contract law, corporate governance law, and employment law. Her background in finance and business color her approach and perspective when faced with any legal issue or problem. She has successfully handled matters in arbitration, state and federal court, and administrative agencies.
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Not one to shy away from challenges, Christina loves navigating and solving legal problems. She prides herself on having excellent judgment and credibility. She has successful results both in and out of the courtroom--anything from resolving disputes via settlement and winning cases at the summary judgment level. She loves taking depositions and arguing motions and seeks out any opportunity to convince a judge or factfinder to rule in her client’s favor. This has served her well over the past decade and led to great results. She has a strong background litigating arbitration issues and was part of a team that successfully reversed a lower court’s order granting a motion to compel arbitration.
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In addition to her legal practice, Christina loves writing. She has authored publications featured in the Miami Herald and Daily Business Review including, “Ways to Overcome Work Life Balance Obstacles.” You can also find her writing on LinkedIn.
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Christina was born and raised in south Florida. She grew up in Parkland and went to Marjory Stoneman Douglas for high school (MSD Strong). She attended the University of Miami for both undergrad (BBA, cum laude) and law school (JD, summa cum laude). She graduated fifth in her law school class and served as an editor on the University of Miami Law Review. She made the Dean’s List every semester, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and received numerous awards for the highest grade in her classes.
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Giving back to the legal community is important to Christina. She spends time mentoring the next generation of lawyers. She currently co-chairs the marketing and social media and sponsorship committees for the Miami-Dade chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and serves on the IT committee for the South Florida chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
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Christina’s work ethic and discipline extend beyond the legal profession. She has been dancing and cheering since she was 3 years old, and she continues to do both. She was a Miami Dolphins cheerleader during her undergrad years at UM and still cheers at halftime during alumni games every few years. She is at the gym most mornings and regularly takes pilates class.
Education
University of Miami School of Law
Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, May 2014
GPA: 3.90/4.0 Class Rank: 5/357
University of Miami Law Review
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Awards: CALI Awards: Employment Discrimination, Trademark, Advanced Trademark, Copyright, Sports Law, Criminal Procedure, Business Associations, Evidence, Criminal Law, Complex Litigation, Legal Communication & Research I, Professional Responsibility
Dean’s Certificates: Advanced Trademark, Media Law, Business Associations, Evidence, Constitutional Law II, Property
Honors: Order of the Coif; Dean’s List (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014); Ann Wrenn-King Memorial Scholarship Recipient; C.C. Alloway Scholarship Recipient
University of Miami
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, cum laude, May 2008
Minors: Marketing and Economics
GPA: 3.75/4.0
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Honors: Honors Program; Bowman Ashe Scholarship Recipient; President’s Honor Roll (one semester); Provost Honor Roll (three semesters); Dean’s List (three semesters); UM Honors Student Association; Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Recipient
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Organizations & Activities
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Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers
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Board of Directors, 2024​
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Co-chair for Public Relations and Sponsorship committees, 2023
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Co-chair of Social Media and Mentorship committees, 2024
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South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
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Board of Directors, 2024
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Chair of IT/Social Media committee, 2023-present​
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University of Miami School of Law
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1L Mentor Program, 2024​
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Court Admissions
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Florida Bar
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Awards
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2024 Lynn Futch Rising Star Award, Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers
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2021-2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation
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2021-2024 Super Lawyers: Rising Star, Business Litigation
Contact
If you need assistance with a legal issue or problem, contact me at christina@christinahimmelesq.com