Chris is a founding partner of McFadden Bushnell.  A longtime resident of the Cleveland area, Chris spent the first decade of her legal career as a paralegal before taking the plunge and going to law school.   She concentrates her practice on elder law and estate planning, particularly assisting her clients plan for long-term care issues through the use of Medicaid crisis and pre-planning, helping families plan for loved ones with special needs as well as general estate planning. Outside the office, Chris and her husband Mike are busy keeping up with their sons Declan and Sean. Chris and Mike can be found cheering on the kids with their various high school activities, including hockey and crew.

Chris has been a member of the planning section for the Ohio State Bar Association Elder Law Institute since 2018 and is co-chair for the 2024 and 2025 Elder Law Institutes. Chris is a past Vice Chair of the Women In Law section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.

Education:

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, OH (J.D. magna cum laude), Cleveland Marshall Law Review, Executive Editor

• Bowling Green State University, OH (B.A. Political Science)

Experience:

• Baker Hostetler, Cleveland, OH

Affiliations:

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

• Ohio State Bar Association

• Academy of Special Needs Planners

• ElderCounsel

• WealthCounsel

• NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys)

• Ladder Down Cleveland, Class of 2019

• The Premier Chapter of BNI

Admitted to Practice Law in:

• Ohio

CONTACT INFO

Christina M. Bushnell
McFadden Bushnell LLC
20600 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 805
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Phone: 216-714-0090
Email: chris@mblawohio.com