Christina A. Jump

Christina Jump continues her love for civil rights litigation and labor and employment law as she leads litigation cases in federal courts across the country in her solo practice.  She became Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2001 and maintains that today.  After running her own firm for several years and spending several more at large firms, Ms. Jump devoted ten years to lead and grow the Civil Litigation department for the nonprofit Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America (now the legal division of the Muslim Legal Fund of America), as its Civil Litigation Department Head.  Ms. Jump previously served as an Associate Hearing Officer for the City of Dallas for over ten years, in the municipal courthouse.  During 2012, Christy served as President of the Dallas Women Lawyers' Association, which allowed her to work with the organization for which she has been a board member for many years in a new and exciting way.  Under her leadership, the DWLA in 2012 began a mentorship program with SMU Women in the Law, its female law students group, and continues that program to this day.  Christy and the 2012 Board also created the first Study Stipend (now the "Get Started" grant) that awards scholarships to graduating law students to help bridge the expense gap while studying for the bar exam.  Ms. Jump also spearheaded, along with the Board, many joint events with the other "sister bar" organizations including Dallas Asian American Bar Association, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association and J.L. Turner Legal Association.  And, she served on the Associate Judge Merit Selection Committee for the selection of a new Dallas County Associate Judge, the Planning Committee for the State Bar 2013 Annual Meeting, the Nominating Committee for the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation, and as a co-chair for the Women's Advocacy Awards.  She also served as a Board member on the National Council of Women Bar Associations for multiple years.  Ms. Jump is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, a Life Fellow with the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation, a longtime board member of the Dallas Women's Lawyers Association Foundation as well as its Secretary for the past several years, and a former Trustee and Vice Chair of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation.  Ms. Jump further serves as a mentor through the DAYL, DBA and DWLA, helping to promote and advise young lawyers in their career development as well as mentoring high school students to succeed.  She speaks frequently on employment law, social networking and its use in litigation, and ethical considerations in constitutional and employment law practices.  While leading the Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, Ms. Jump litigated in federal trial and appellate courts on issues of civil rights and constitutional challenges, including as counsel of record for multiple petitions and amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court. In her current role, Ms. Jump leads many of the same matters she previously did while she continues to grow her practice with new clients and additional amicus briefs supporting other matters. She often presents at oral arguments, including before the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeal.