Christine A. Saunders

Associate412.918.1148

Practice Groups

Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Commercial Lending, Creditor's Rights, Workouts and Bankruptcy

Practice Areas

Creditor's Rights, Workouts, and Bankruptcy

Commercial Litigation

Biography

Christine's practice in commercial litigation comprises enforcement of creditor's rights and representing clients in loan workouts.  She also represents various companies in defense of bankruptcy preference actions.
 
She grew up in Pittsburgh and during college, studied abroad in London.  The most important thing to Christine is family - her husband is a teacher and they have two young daughters.

Representative Matters

  • Successfully negotiated, on behalf of creditors, several preference actions filed in Bankruptcy Court for a fraction of the initial demand.
  • Represented major consumer lender in collections and enforcement of creditor's 
rights on defaulted unsecured accounts across Pennsylvania.
  • Assisted in representation of automotive financing company in replevin action
securing company's collateral.
  • Assist daily in representation of various lenders in bankruptcy matters involving 
protection of the lender's interest in its collateral and seeking payments on 
defaulted accounts.
• Assist clients in the preparation of forbearance agreements.
  • Representation of various clients in mortgage foreclosure actions.

Professional Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • The Western Pennsylvania Bankruptcy American Inn of Court

Background

  • 2008  Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe LLC

Education

  • 2006  J.D., Duquesne University School of Law
  • 2001  B.A., cum laude, University of Pittsburgh

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania