Christina M. Storm

Christina M. Storm "was born in Rockville Centre, New York on October 4, 1952. She was admitted to the Connecticut State Bar in 1978 and the Bar of the United States District Court of Connecticut in 1979. She was educated at Manhattanville College (B.A., 1973) and received her law degree from New York Law School in 1977. In 1996 she received a certificate in Advanced Mediation from University of Connecticut School of Law. As a partner of Byrne & Storm, P.C., Christina's practice now focuses on family related litigation and development of Pro Bono resources and Rule of Law Projects nationally and internationally. Christina is the Founder and Director of Lawyers Without Borders, Inc., a non-profit International Human Rights organization with the goal of creating a global resource in legal pro bono service around the world. In law school Christina received numerous honors, and recently was awarded the New York Law School International Law Society Otto Walter Outstanding Alumnus Award in International Law (2001). She was admitted to the Connecticut Bar and Federal District Court Bar in 1978 and the United States Supreme Court in November, 2002. Christina is Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association's Sections on International Law & Practice, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Human Rights and Pro Bono sections of the CBA. She is also a member of the American Bar Association's Dispute Resolution, International Law Sections and Senior Lawyers Sections. Since her appointment as a Special Master in 1985 Christina serves as a volunteer Special Master in several Superior Courts of the State of Connecticut (Family Division). Christina has also published the following papers: "Role of Media in Violence and Escalation of Violence During Intifadeh 2000": IACM Conference Paris 2001; "Parenting Tomorrow's Peacemakers" Delivered at Conference for Conflict Resolution and Religion in the Mideast, sponsored by: Center for Security and Arms Control (CRACS), Amman Jordan, 1999."