Mackenzie Hughes LLP announced it has hired CHRISTEN D. SANTIAGO as a partner in the law firm. Santiago’s law practice focuses on business litigation, labor and employment, and insurance defense. She handles matters including premises liability, motor-vehicle accidents, commercial disputes, employment-discrimination defense, medical-malpractice defense, and professional-liability defense. Prior to joining Syracuse–based Mackenzie Hughes, Santiago practiced […]
Mackenzie Hughes LLP announced it has hired CHRISTEN D. SANTIAGO as a partner in the law firm. Santiago’s law practice focuses on business litigation, labor and employment, and insurance defense. She handles matters including premises liability, motor-vehicle accidents, commercial disputes, employment-discrimination defense, medical-malpractice defense, and professional-liability defense. Prior to joining Syracuse–based Mackenzie Hughes, Santiago practiced as in-house counsel for two Fortune 100 insurance companies, the firm said. Santiago did work for the Liberty Mutual Law Department and the State Farm Law Department, according to her LinkedIn profile. She most recently secured a defense verdict in a motor-vehicle accident with a mid-six-figure pre-trial demand and regularly settles cases through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, Mackenzie Hughes said. Santiago is an active participant in the New York State Bar Association and remains a member of the Florida Bar Association and the California Bar Association.
