Christine M. Rockefeller

Like her fellow attorneys at Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin, P.A., Christine is dedicated to seeing legal matters through, and approaches every case knowing that unique circumstances require a unique style. Contact us to schedule your free consultation with attorney Rockefeller.

Education:

• Skidmore College (BA, Cum Laude, 1982) Phi Beta Kappa
• Suffolk University Law School (JD, Cum Laude, 1985)
• Phi Betta Kappa and Phi Delta Phi

Admitted to Bar:

• Massachusetts 1985
• New Hampshire 1987
• U.S. District Court for District of New Hampshire 1987
• U.S. District Court for District of Massachusetts 1985
• First Circuit of Appeals Court 1985

Honors:

• Marilla Ricker Award – NH Women’s Bar Association – 2022
• Suffolk University Law School, Phi Delta Phi, graduated in top ten percent of class
• Preeminent A/V rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Highest Possible Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards
• Top Lawyers 2011 - NH Magazine
• Selected by Peers for inclusion in Super Lawyers of New England - Personal Injury - Plaintiff, 2012-2017
• Best Lawyers^®: Personal Injury – recognized since 2012
• NH Bar Association President's Award - Strafford County - Pro Bono Award 1999
• Boston's Top Rated, 2010 - Personal Injury
• Martindale Hubbell - AV/Preeminent

Professional Activities:

• New Hampshire Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors 2000-2002)
• The New Hampshire of Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors 1991-1997) (n/k/a NH Association for Justice)
• Member and past Strafford County Representative on Board of Governors, New Hampshire Women's Bar Association
• Member - New Hampshire Bar Association
• Volunteer-NHBA LawLine Coordinator, Pro Bono Marathon Host, Volunteer "Judge"-NH "We The People" Competition
• Lecturer/Presenter - New Hampshire Bar Association and New Hampshire Association for Justice Continuing Legal Education Seminars.

Professional Associations:

• New Hampshire Bar Association
• Strafford County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association (n/k/a NH Association for Justice)
• New Hampshire Woman's Bar Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (n/k/a American Association for Justice)
• Past Member Charles C. Doe Inns of Court

Notable Cases:

Numerous Supreme Court Cases, including a small sampling of which are:

• In Re: Alice Stedman 1989 Trust 2013 Restatement
• Soraghan v. Cranmore
• Brown v. John Hancock
• Ralph V. Furino v. Arthur Hoover, Esq. et. al.
• Turner v. St. Paul Property & Liability Ins. Co.
• Price v. BIC Corporation
• Acadia Insurance Co. v. Michael McNeil
• Unsworth v. School Administrative 56
• I/M/O Messenger
• I/M/O Momenee-Duprie
• I/M/O Melville

Community Involvement:

• Board of Directors - Dover Children's Center (f/k/a Dover Day Care & Learning Center)
• School Board Member - Town of Greenland - March 2002 -2011 (Chairperson of Board - 2004-05)