Cristina Finch
Senior Counsel
Cristina Finch joined the Human Rights Campaign as senior counsel in 2005. She provides legal advice on a variety of issues, including hate crimes, immigration, military and separation of church and state. She also provides counsel on HRC’s involvement in state and local electoral, lobbying and ballot measure efforts.
Before joining HRC, Finch served as legislative counsel to Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., and as house legal counsel to the Congress of the Republic of Palau. She also practiced contract and tort law with the law firm of Thiemann, Aitken & Vohra in Alexandria, Va. Prior to attending law school, Finch worked for Rep. Jim Barcia, D-Mich. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan and her law degree from George Mason University School of Law.