Knowledge of the law and confidence in Court is what you need in a criminal defense attorney. This knowledge and confidence is what Christine Whalin projects during every client meeting, settlement negotiation, pretrial hearing, and jury trial. Christine became an attorney in 2006 and joined DM Cantor in 2010, becoming partner in 2018. She is one of only 12 female criminal defense attorneys in the state of Arizona who is a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law per the State Bar of Arizona, Board of Legal Specialization.
She is a trial lawyer practicing for over 15 years in the area of criminal defense. She focuses on representing individuals in all types of criminal cases ranging from state and federal felony and misdemeanor matters, along with school discipline and Title IX litigation. Throughout her career, Christine has represented countless clients on their criminal cases, achieving successful results in the form of dismissals, reduced sentences and complete acquittals after jury trial. Christine represents people in any type of criminal matter, and is particularly skilled in handling major felony cases involving sexual misconduct, sexual assault and other serious life ending allegations. In addition, she is extremely successful in handling pre-charge matters and having those investigations closed and not filed.
White Collar Representative Cases
- Successfully stopped the filing of criminal charges in a complex embezzlement case with an alleged loss of over $200,000.
- Successfully represented individuals in mortgage fraud allegations.
- Successfully represented multiple individuals in allegations of fraudulent schemes, theft, and embezzlement