Christina L.C. McDonald

Education

Ms. McDonald received her Bachelor of Science degree withdistinction in Journalism with special emphasis in Mathematics, Philosophy andFrench from the University of Kansas in 1994, where she was elected to Phi BetaKappa Academic Honor Society, Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society and PhiKappa Phi Collegiate Honor Society. In 2000, she went on to obtain a Juris Doctor from the University ofDenver with high honors, where she was a member of Order of St. Ives HonoraryScholastic Legal Society, served as general editor for the University of DenverLaw Review, and served as Justice for Phi Alpha Delta Law FraternityInternational.

Work History

Ms. McDonald started her legal career as a summer clerk forFederal Magistrate Judge Bruce D. Pringle. She went on to a large firm touchingon a wide variety of personal and corporate legal issues and settled in the corporaterestructuring and capital recovery division. In 2004, Ms. McDonald becameIn-House Counsel for a real estate firm providing legal advice and counsel fromcorporate formation issues to business succession planning to contracts toauditing company policies and procedures. In 2009,  Ms. McDonald joined forces with Ms. Johansen and formedJohansen, McDonald & Associates, P.C. to focus on providing legal servicesto small- to medium-sized businesses and business owners.

CommunityInvolvement

Ms. McDonald is a current member of the Castle Rock Chamberof Commerce, the Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce, and the Legislative ActionCommittee for the Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce. She is also a member of theColorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, and the following divisionsof the Colorado Bar Association: Intellectual Property; Solo/Small FirmPractice; Trusts and Estates; and Business Law. Ms. McDonald has served as aChildren’s Ministry Director and volunteered extensively for a variety of adultliteracy programs. She is currently the Chairman of the Character EducationCommittee for the Buffalo Ridge Elementary Alliance and is never far from thetitle “Coach” for a variety of pee-wee sports.