Christine Griffin is a Commercial Real Estate attorney with 20+ years of extensive experience of transactional work and underwriting title insurance for multi-million-dollar deals.  Her practice focuses on handling complex commercial transactions. She represents buyers and sellers to navigate the acquisition/sales process. Christine has a great deal of experience in all aspects of conveyancing, from resolving complicated title issues, to underwriting title insurance, drafting and negotiating agreements, and working one-on-one with clients to ensure client’s objectives are met. She also has experience in the process of granting conservation restrictions, including working with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Her experience in Land Court has given her the expertise to work through the unique policies and procedures, from the deregistration process to tax lien foreclosures. She also has experience with the Appellate Tax Board in representing her local municipality as part of her civic contributions being the Chair of the Board of Assessors for the Town of Hudson since 2004.   

Christine earned her Bachelor’s degree from Anna Maria College. She graduated from New England Law | Boston with a Juris Doctor and is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar.  

Christine is highly regarded for her ability to work with others and has served on the board since her election in 2004. She is a life-long learner and shares her knowledge and expertise by presenting seminars and speaking for various associations, including the Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association.   

Christine is an active member of the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers (MAAO). She presents annually at the tax classification hearings to the Board of Selectmen, to set the tax rate. 

Outside of practicing law, Christine enjoys many activities, but especially sailing and spending time with her husband and son. She is frequently on Cape Cod with her family and friends (and dog, Colby). A life-long learner, she passionately shares new ideas and learning with others, including authoring a book entitled “Divorce, So What, Now What?” She has led a long-standing support group for people managing divorce and has coached many individuals one-on-one. She sincerely enjoys helping others to find their potential and passion.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate
• Commercial Finance
• Business and Corporate

Niche Industries

• Transactional
• Title Insurance
• Land Court

Education & Certifications

• New England Law | Boston, JD
• Anna Maria College, BA

Admissions

• Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers
• Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association
• Women’s Bar Association

Significant Awards and Achievements

• Successfully obtained a $50,000 conservation land tax credit from The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The underlying work required a grant of a restriction for conservation purposes to the town on 4.0 acres of land.  It required the understanding and compliance with the myriad of requirements of the Department of Revenue, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Conservation Commission for the town.  She effectively brought all of the moving pieces together to record the restriction and obtain the tax credit for the client when the outcome was not guaranteed.
• Negotiated on behalf of a client to clear the way for a sale of property clouded by a possible right of first refusal of the town under M.G.L. Chapter 61A.  She effectively    convinced the Board of Assessors of the town that it was not entitled to exercise a right to purchase the property under a potential trigger of a right of first refusal.  This allowed the client to proceed with the timely sale of the property where the alternative route would have been costly with no guaranteed result.