Spring 2024 Meet The Faculty Series Featuring our very own 

Legal Eagle, and Attorney Extraordinaire: The Criminally Fabulous

Christine Field Esq

Come with questions and stay for the verdict!

After nearly 20 years as a practicing attorney, and a brief stint in BigLaw, Christine Field now teaches in the Criminal Justice department at the University of Albama. She spent most of her career as a trial lawyer in the Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender, which gave rise to her interests in legal ethics and 4th Amendment jurisprudence. She brings her practical experience and insights into courses where she teaches using the Socratic Method (e.g., Law & Society, Criminal Law II). Christine received her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago and her J.D. from Fordham Law. She is admitted to the bars of several Federal District and Appellate courts, as well as Alabama, California, and Washington, D.C. Christine is also a Senior fellow in the Blount Scholars Program, having previously taught BUI 301 Sematic seminars. She is currently teaching Foundations and will teach Foundations & BUI 401 World Views this coming Fall.