CHRISTEN’S BIO

Christen Church grew up in Virginia, and attended university and law school around the Commonwealth before returning to the Roanoke Valley in 2008 to practice law.

Prior to founding Church Legal, Christen was a partner at a large, regional law firm with more than 80 attorneys. She has over 15 years of experience representing clients as outside general counsel and subject matter counsel in connection with their individual and business needs. She regularly serves clients who participate in, or interact with, the healthcare industry, as well as clients who have legal needs involving intellectual property.

Christen is consistently recognized for her skills and accomplishments as an attorney, including her inclusion on Best Lawyers in America® lists, as a member of the Legal Elite by Virginia Business Magazine, and a Rising Star by Super Lawyer. Virginia Lawyers Weekly named Christen as one of 2021’s Influential Women of Law and a “Go To Lawyer” in Business Law in 2022.

Christen’s Direct Contact Info:

  • e-mail: church@church.legal

  • phone: (540) 566-5653

Education & Licensure

  • University of Virginia 2004

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law 2008

  • Admitted to Virginia State Bar 2008

INVOLVEMENT & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Roanoke Bar Association, Immediate Past President 2024-2025, President 2024, President Elect 2023, Secretary/Treasurer 2022, Board Member 2017-2021

  • Roanoke Law Foundation, Law Fellow Class of 2025, Chair 2024-2025, Trustee 2022-2024

  • Virginia Bar Association, Health Care Section Council, Secretary 2025, Member 2020 to present

  • Best Lawyers in America Lists: 2024-2026 Administrative/Regulatory Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law

  • Church Legal PLLC received a Tier 2 ranking in Administrative/Regulatory Law in Roanoke in the 2025-2026 Editions of Best Law Firms, ranked by Best Lawyers

  • Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine, Intellectual Property and Health Law 2018-2024

  • Influential Women of Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2021

  • Super Lawyers, Rising Star in Healthcare, Intellectual Property, and Mergers and Acquisitions 2014-2022

  • Go To Lawyer in Business Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2022

  • Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation