Christine Santoni

An established trial attorney, Christine Santoni has successfully tried numerous complex cases over the years. She focuses her practice on medical malpractice matters including the defense of physicians, hospitals, pharmacists and other health care professionals. Christine has tried over 65 jury trials and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, widely recognized as one of the premier legal associations in North America. She is a frequent speaker on trial skills and litigation topics, as well as medical malpractice and professional liability matters. Christine has been honored by her peers as a leading attorney for Medical Malpractice-Defendants by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2001, as well as a Super Lawyer since 2016 by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine. She has been recognized by Crains Cleveland Notable Women in Law series and was honored as a Woman of Professional Excellence by the YWCA of Greater Cleveland. Memberships & Affiliations American Board of Trial Advocates Ohio State Bar Association Ohio Womens Bar Association Chair, Judicial Selection Committee Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Executive Committee Member, Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition, Judge 4 YourselfFellow Cleveland-Marshall Law Review, Managing Editor, 1993American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow Presentations Preparing for Voir Dire, National Business Institute CLE Seminar, November 20, 2014Daubert Challenges and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony, American Board of Trial Advocates, Master in Trial Seminar, September 20, 2013Social Media Exposures in the Workplace, Signature Health, Inc. In-House Seminar, March 20, 2012Presenting Expert Witness Testimony in Court, Federal Bar Association, August 24, 2011Capacity and Competency in Elder Law, Cleveland Marshall Law Alumnae Association, February 26, 2011Will Contests, Gilbride Insurance Consultants CLE Seminar, November 11, 2010Opening Statements In Trial - 2010 Trial Advocacy Institute, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association & National Institute Of Trial Advocacy (NITA), October 1, 2010Adult Adoption and Beneficiary Status, the Current State of Ohio Law, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, April 24, 2010The Tale of Charitable Contribution in Todays Economic Times, Great Lakes Higher Education Symposium, Case Western Reserve University, February 3, 2010Twittering, Friending, Linking and ging: the Legal Implications, November 17, 2009Resolving Estate, Will and Trust Contests, May 6, 2009Probate Litigation Issues, Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association CLE, February 23, 2008The Physicians Response to DNR Orders, Holzer Medical Center, October 12, 2007Proving Damages, Ohio State Bar Association CLE Seminar, October 11, 2007 Publications DNR under Ohio Law, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Journal Vol. 5, No. 8, March 2013Female Perspective in a Woman Friendly Firm, The Gavel Cleveland State University College of Law - Winter 2013 Edition, March 8, 2013 Published Opinions Briggs v. Turoczi, 2022 Ohio 4042 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022Lowder v. Kantak, 2018 Ohio 3470 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018)Beard v. St. Vincent Charity Hosp., 97 N. E.3d 811, 2017 Ohio 7608 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017)Higgins v. Ranasinghe, 2014 Ohio 4674 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014)Graf v. Cirino, 2011 Ohio 3473 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011) Awards & Recognitions The Best Lawyers in America®, 2011-present The Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2024Woman of Professional Excellence Award, YWCA of Greater Cleveland, 2017Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine, Super Lawyer, 2016 - present Ohio Super Lawyer, Top 25 Women Lawyers Cleveland Ohio Super Lawyer, Top 50 Women Lawyers Ohio Crains Cleveland, Notable Women in Law, 2018 Board Positions & Community Service YWCA of Greater Cleveland, Board of Directors