Christina Martin is a Senior Attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation where she leads its initiative to end home equity theft—predatory tax-foreclosure laws that allow the government to take valuable homes and all equity in those homes as payment for debts as small as $8.
Christina's victories as lead counsel include Tyler v. Hennepin County in the U.S. Supreme Court, Hall v. Meisner in the Sixth Circuit, Rafaeli, LLC v. Oakland County in the Michigan Supreme Court, and New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau v. U.S. Department of the Interior in the Tenth Circuit. She also served as second chair in Knick v. Township of Scott, a landmark Supreme Court case that opened up the federal courthouse doors to takings plaintiffs.
Christina is admitted to the state bars of Washington, Oregon, and Florida, as well as a number of federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Washington. She earned her J.D. from Ave Maria School of Law, where she was an editor of the Ave Maria Law Review.
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Home Equity Theft
Michigan Student Chapter
The University of Michigan Law School625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Unpacking Hennepin County and the Future of Property Rights
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Tyler v. Hennepin County
Stanford Student Chapter
Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
A Talk about Home Equity Theft
Illinois Student Chapter
Illinois College of Law504 E Pennsylvania Ave, Champaign, IL 61820
Champaign, IL 61820
Tyler and Takings Trends
Puget Sound Lawyers Chapter
Mercato Ristorante111 Market Street NE
Olympia, WA 98501
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: Tyler v. Hennepin County
On Wednesday, April 26th, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota. ...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: Tyler v. Hennepin County
On Wednesday, April 26th, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota. ...
Knick v. Scott Township: Post-Argument Recap & Debate
George Mason Student Chapter and Pacific Legal Foundation
On October 3, 2018, the Federalist Society's student chapter at George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law...
Knick v. Scott Township: Post-Argument Recap & Debate
George Mason Student Chapter and Pacific Legal Foundation
On October 3, 2018, the Federalist Society's student chapter at George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law...
Courthouse Steps: Knick v. Township of Scott Oral Argument
A Teleforum co-sponsored by the Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group
In Knick v. Township of Scott, the Supreme Court will consider overturning a 33-year old...