About Christine

Christine is a Shareholder and Partner at Zacharia Brown & Bratkovich and practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Elder Law, and Estate Administration. Christine frequently lectures on Estate Planning and Elder Law topics and teaches continuing education courses to nursing home administrators, social workers, financial advisors, attorneys, CPAs and other professional counselors.

Christine is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and her law degree from the Duquesne University School of Law, where she was a member of the Women’s Law Association. Christine also served as Secretary of the Health Care Law Society from which she received the Distinguished Service Award.

Christine is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (“PAELA”), the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”), the Allegheny County Bar Association (“ACBA”) and the Peters Township Chamber of Commerce. She can be heard broadcasting for Zacharia Brown & Bratkovich on KDKA 1020 AM on the second Saturday of each month at 12:00 noon.

Christine lives in Peters Township with her husband and two children.

Practice Concentration

Subject Matter Focus

  • Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney
  • Medicaid Eligibility Planning
  • Veterans Benefits Planning
  • Asset Protection Planning
  • Nursing Home/Long Term Care Planning
  • Pennsylvania Probate/Estate Administration
  • Trust Administration