Recent News

Employment Litigation Attorney Matthew M. Ries Joins HHM (05/14/13)
HHM Releases Document on Youngstown Charter Amendment (04/11/13)
Litigation Attorney Vito Abruzzino Joins HHM (03/19/13)
Youngstown Business Attorney Named to Super Lawyers List for 10th Straight Year (03/09/13)
Youngstown Creditors’ Rights Attorney Named to Super Lawyers List for 4th Consecutive Year (03/09/13)
Youngstown Tax Lawyer Posts 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Highlights (01/02/13)
HHM Lawyer Shirley J. Christian Elected President of Mahoning County Bar Association (06/26/12)
Youngstown Oil & Gas Attorney Authors Ohio Lawyer Article Urging Protection for Landowners (06/17/12)
Litigation Attorney Megan Graff Joins HHM (06/12/12)
Oil & Gas Attorney Gina Strickland Joins HHM (05/22/12)

Shirley J. Christian, Salem Attorney

Salem Attorney
Areas of Practice: 
Medical Malpractice Defense
Employment and Labor Law
Law School Education: 
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
  Juris Doctor, with Distinction, 1986
  Associate Editor, Law Review
  Administrative Justice, Moot Court
  Member, Order of Barristers
Undergraduate Education: 
Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
  Bachelor of Science, Health & Physical Education, 1976
  MEd., Educational Psychology, 1977
Admitted to: 
State of Ohio, 1986
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1988
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Bar Memberships: 
Ohio State Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2002-2005
Supreme Court of Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 2006-2008
Mahoning County Bar Association
  President, 2012-13
Columbiana County Bar Association
Professional and Civic Organizations: 
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Defense Research Institute
Catholic Charities Housing Opportunities Board, Secretary
Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce