Christina Bostick

Christina Bostick

Christina Julianne Bostick (born: June 9, 1985) is an attorney and Candidate for Judge of the Howard County Orphans Court. Christina is known as a multitalented attorney who founded and manages The Bostick Law Office in Columbia, Maryland.

Education

Christina attended the historic Spelman College after graduating from River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland, where she earned a B.A. in English. Christina was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Sigma Tau Delta English honors society, Student Government Association, and the National and Spelman College Dean's list while at Spelman. Christina graduated from Spelman College in 2007 and went on to attend Georgetown University Law Center as a Keller Foundation Scholarship recipient. During Christina's time there, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Modern Critical Race Perspectives and was involved in the Street Law clinical program at Georgetown Law. Christina earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

General career

The Bostick Law Office

Christina founded The Bostick Law Office in 2014 in Columbia, Maryland. Christina founded The Bostick Law Office to give people opportunities for positions of leadership in their communities. Christina became interested in litigation after noticing the unjust lawsuits against undeserving people and the abuse of the working class. Christina is experienced in a variety of practice areas and The Bostick Law team is continuing to grow.

Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.A.

Christina spent a year working with Baltimore Employment Attorney Neil Duke Municipalities and Employment Law Group Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, P.A. Christina was a primary associate-level attorney in charge of managing a large caseload while working with different cases.

Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.

Christina was a litigator at Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. in Potomac, Maryland. Christina was a Commercial Litigation Associate, Summer Associate, and Law Clerk.

Activism

Nunc Pro Tunc, Inc.

Christina is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Nunc Pro Tunc Incorporated. Nunc Pro Tunc, Inc is a nonpartisan Maryland-based nonprofit organized to provide no-cost legal representation in civil rights matters. Nunc Pro Tunc also organizes and supports initiatives and activities that raise awareness and resources.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The NAACP mission is to ensure that all people have equal access to political, educational, social, and economic opportunities, while also eradicating racial hatred and discrimination. Christina began her involvement by completing the year-long NextGen Leadership program for young adults. Christina served on the board as an at-large member from 2017 to 2018. Christina also served as the chair of the legal redress committee from 2018 to 2020. Christina was honored with the NAACP HoCo Freedom Fund banquet award in 2018 and the Rising Star award. Christina continued to work her way up through the ranks to become the first Vice President from 2019 to 2020.

Henrietta Lacks

Christina legally represented Lawrence Lacks for more than a year, and she petitioned the Baltimore County Circuit Court for guardianship of the Lacks cells. Christina assisted the family members in regaining some control over their mother's cells, which had been replicated billions of times for medical research. Henrietta Lacks cells were used to study the effects of toxins, drugs, hormones, and viruses on the growth of cancer cells without involving humans. They were used to test the effects of radiation and poisons, study the human genome, learn more about how viruses work, and aid in the development of polio and the COVID-19 vaccines.

Political Career

Candidate for Judge of the Howard County Orphans Court

Christina is a candidate for Judge of the Orphans Court in the Howard County 2022 Maryland State Board of Elections. The Maryland Orphans courts were created after the Acts of 1777. Judges of the Orphans Courts have a limited scope of jurisdiction which include Estates and Trusts, conducting judicial probates, directing the conduct of personal representatives, guardianship of minors, and passing orders necessary for the administration of a decedent's estate.

Howard County Human Trafficking Prevention Council

Christina is a Howard County Human Trafficking Prevention Council member. The Howard County Office of Human Trafficking Prevention is to help prevent human trafficking in Howard County and beyond. The Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council helps to meet the organization's mandate of preventing both sex and labor trafficking.

Television Appearances

In January 2017, Christina appeared on Howard County Government Television to discuss the Council Bill 9-2017 at the Howard County Council Legislative Hearing.

In June 2021, Christina appeared on DCW50 to discuss "Policing Black America: A Life or Death Situation." The program was hosted by Bremante Bryant, he investigates the origins of police violence against African Americans, focuses on the impact of this abuse on local families, and considers future alternatives.

Further reading

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