Cristina Conroy is a senior legal secretary in the San Diego office of Baker & McKenzie LLP and is a member of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group. The areas of law Conroy deals with are primarily securities, white collar defense, complex business litigation, intellectual property litigation, and misappropriation of trade secret. One of her roles in the practice group is court specialist, which includes keeping all members apprised of state and federal court rule as changes occur.

Conroy is a director of the San Diego Legal Secretaries’ Association (SDLSA). Her responsibilities as a director include editor, advertising chair, historian and photographer. She has been nominated as vice president for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. As editor for SDLSA, she compiles a monthly newsletter distributed to approximately 250 legal secretaries in the San Diego community, as well as editors of other local secretaries’ associations for various counties throughout California.

Conroy has also provided presentations regarding e-filings as an e-filing specialist with Central District Court of California. She is a notary public for the state of California.

Conroy has participated in numerous cancer walks, and has volunteered her time to assist with activities hosted by the Lawyers’ Club and the San Diego Bar Association.

She received her degree from Sacramento State University with an emphasis on certified public accounting and business management in 1986.