About Us

During Law School Christina interned for the Federal Food and Drug Administration located in College Park, Maryland, where she assisted in the writing, revising, and implementation of the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.

In 2004, Christina was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois. Further, Christina is admitted to practice law in the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois.

Christina first worked for Codilis & Associates, a large firm representing mortgage lenders. There, Christina was a bankruptcy associate who was handled a high-volume case load and presented multiple motions in court three to four days per week. She was responsible for court calls for three judges in Cook County. She also attended 341 meetings to ensure that client’s rights were not adversely affected in bankruptcy.

Thereafter, Christina joined the largest health care firm in the United States, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. as an associate attorney. There she provided legal counsel to food and drug companies to ensure their compliance with the FDA and FTC regulations. She also assisted pharmaceutical companies in submitting and securing FDA drug approval. Christina then joined Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. as in house corporate counsel supporting their Research and Development Teams.

After many years as a corporate attorney, Christina became the owner and managing partner of CKB Lawyers, LLC from September 2009 to the present. CKB Lawyers, LLC is a general practice law firm based out of Joliet, Illinois. Christina’s law practice focuses on Chapter 7 bankruptcy (personal and business), Chapter 13 bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, family law, contested pre-and post-decree matters, and child custody cases, adoption, real estate, and estate planning.

Christina is a member of the Will County Latino Bar Association. Since 2018, Christina has been a domestic abuse advocate at Family Shelter Services. She is a volunteer attorney for the shelter. She is on a volunteer list and receive calls from domestic abuse victims who need her legal assistance or support. Christina also assists the shelter in their “Legal Readiness Program” where she speaks to groups about how to effectively present their highest self in and out of the courtroom, how to present themselves to a GAL, custody evaluators, DCFS, their attorneys and the Judge; how to effectively co-parent with their abuser, and how to best support their children and become the most healthy versions of themselves for their children. Christina acts as mentor and confidant for them, and sometimes as their pro bono counsel. Christina’s passion is to help end the cycle of abuse by healing the client so that their children have at least one healthy parent and the cycle of abuse ends does not pass down to the children.

Christina is a devout Catholic and is a parishioner of St. Francis and St. Michael’s church. She uses her faith in her law practice and often prays with and for her clients. She is a religious education teacher and Eucharistic Minister. Christina became an attorney to help people in need and strives to help every client as much as she can, in any way they need her help. Christina takes her position as an attorney and advocate for others with the utmost regard. She is good listener, an empathic soul, and unlike any attorney you will ever meet. She takes a lot of pride in her work and strives to excel for every client she meets. Christina’s goal as an attorney is to leave her clients in a happier and better position than when they first came to her office. Christina truly tries to make a positive impact on all of her client’s lives.