Christine Pellegrini Busch

Christine Pellegrini Busch is member of the Casualty Department and practices insurance defense litigation, particularly in the area of toxic torts as well as handling motor vehicle and bad faith litigation.

Christine has published extensively on the topics of Motor Vehicle Law and Bad Faith Claims in publications such as Counterpoint, published by the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, and the Villanova Law Chronicle. She has also published on the issue of expert testimony in the Journal of Ethics & Behavior. In addition to publishing, Christine has presented seminars on defending toxic tort cancer claims and various motor vehicle law issues.

Christine served as an Adjunct Professor at Villanova School of Law for seven years, where she taught Civil Pre-Trial Practice. She also taught Legal Research and Writing as an Adjunct Professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law for seven years. She serves annually on the Quarterfinal Brief Grading Committee for Villanova Law School’s Theodore L. Reimel Moot Court Competition.

Christine graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a dual degree in Classics and Mathematics from Franklin and Marshall College. She earned her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law, where she was an Executive Member of the Moot Court Board.

Year Joined

2017

Thought Leadership

Classes/Seminars Taught

Motor Vehicle Update 2007-2008, Civil Litigation Update 2008, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2008

Motor Vehicle Update 2006-2007, Civil Litigation Update 2007, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2007

Motor Vehicle Update 2005-2006, Civil Litigation Update 2006, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2006

Motor Vehicle Update 2004-2005, Civil Litigation Update 2005, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2005

Motor Vehicle Update 2003-2004, Civil Litigation Update 2004, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2004

Motor Vehicle Update 2002-2003, PBI No. 2003, Civil Litigation Update 2003, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2003

Motor Vehicle Update, PBI No. 2002, Civil Litigation Update 2002, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2002

Motor Vehicle Update 2002, Pennsylvania Defense Institute 34th Annual Conference: Effective Strategies for the Handling and Defense of Claims, October 2002

Motor Vehicle Update 1999, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, January 1999

Motor Vehicle Law Update 1998, PBI No. 1998-2021, 5th Annual Personal Injury Institute 1998, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1998

Bad Faith Claims in Automobile Accident Cases, PBI No. 1998-2021, 5th Annual Personal Injury Institute 1998, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1998

Legal Teaching Position

Adjunct Professor, Villanova School of Law, Civil Pre-Trial Practice

Adjunct Professor, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Legal Research and Writing

Quarterfinal Brief Grading Committee, Villanova Law School’s Annual Theodore L. Reimel Moot Court Competition