Current Employment Position(s)

Associate Attorney, since August 2, 2009

Lawyer Overview

Attorney Christen N. Finley joined the firm as an Associate Attorney effective August 2, 2009. Ms. Finley is a 1999 graduate of Chesapeake High School in Chesapeake, Ohio. In May of 2002 Ms. Finley graduated from Marshall University with a Bachelors of Business Administration, Economics. Upon graduating from Marshall University, Ms. Finley was admitted to Capital University Law School. While in law school, Ms. Finley worked as a law clerk in the Franklin County Public Defender's Office in Columbus, Ohio, as well as at the law firm of Koffel & Jump, located in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Ms. Finley graduated from Capital University Law School in 2005 with a Juris Doctorate and passed the Ohio bar exam the same year. Subsequent to the passage of the bar exam, Ms. Finley worked as a tax consultant for Ernst & Young, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Ms. Finley is currently a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Marshall University Alumni Association, and Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity. Ms. Finley enjoys running, social networking, volunteering with t he SADD organization, working with children, and pleasure reading in her spare time.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
• Marshall University Alumni Association (Member)
• Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Ernst & Young, LLP, Tax Consultant
• PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Tax Consultant
• Franklin County Public Defender's Office in Columbus, Ohio, Law Clerk

Education

• Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 2005
  J.D.
• Marshall University, May, 2002
  B.B.A.
  Major: Economics