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Christina is a frequent volunteer with her daughters’ schools and sports communities. Outside of the office, she is an avid reader and book club member (belonging to four and counting), a pickleball and mahjong enthusiast, and enjoys time with her husband, two daughters, and dog.
Christina I. Ryan is Of Counsel at Gray Ice Higdon, where she focuses her practice on national and international trademark prosecution and enforcement. She works with clients across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, health care, alcoholic beverages, professional services, retail, and hospitality.
Christina began practicing law in 2006, with experience in both large-firm private practice and boutique practice, before joining Gray Ice Higdon in 2026.
Christina develops strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of domestic and international trademark portfolios, handles trademark clearance, trademark and copyright registration, and represents clients in Trademark Trial & Appeal Board proceedings. Her background allows her to see the broad picture and help clients identify, protect, and police their important intellectual property assets.
She is known as collaborative, proactive, and knowledgeable, delivering results with enthusiasm. Colleagues and clients describe her as thorough, analytical, and strategic, with clear, open communication.
Kentucky Colonel, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Member, Kentucky Bar Association
Prior Vice Chair, Trademark Litigation Committee, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Prior Intellectual Property Section Chair, Louisville Bar Association
Presenter, Louisville Bar Association and Tennessee Property Law Association, “Fraud in Trademark Prosecution”
Presenter, Lexington Advertising Club, “Trademarks, Copyrights, and User-Generated Content”
Christina began practicing law in 2006 in large-firm private practice. She went on to spend more than five years as an Attorney at Cahill IP, PLLC, followed by two years as an Intellectual Property Attorney at Stites & Harbison, PLLC, before joining Gray Ice Higdon as Of Counsel in 2026.
Kentucky Bar (2006)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
J.D., cum laude, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
B.A., Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Christina I. Ryan is Of Counsel at Gray Ice Higdon, where she focuses her practice on national and international trademark prosecution and enforcement. She works with clients across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, health care, alcoholic beverages, professional services, retail, and hospitality.
Christina began practicing law in 2006, with experience in both large-firm private practice and boutique practice, before joining Gray Ice Higdon in 2026.
Christina develops strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of domestic and international trademark portfolios, handles trademark clearance, trademark and copyright registration, and represents clients in Trademark Trial & Appeal Board proceedings. Her background allows her to see the broad picture and help clients identify, protect, and police their important intellectual property assets.
She is known as collaborative, proactive, and knowledgeable, delivering results with enthusiasm. Colleagues and clients describe her as thorough, analytical, and strategic, with clear, open communication.
Kentucky Colonel, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Member, Kentucky Bar Association
Prior Vice Chair, Trademark Litigation Committee, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Prior Intellectual Property Section Chair, Louisville Bar Association
Presenter, Louisville Bar Association and Tennessee Property Law Association, “Fraud in Trademark Prosecution”
Presenter, Lexington Advertising Club, “Trademarks, Copyrights, and User-Generated Content”
Christina began practicing law in 2006 in large-firm private practice. She went on to spend more than five years as an Attorney at Cahill IP, PLLC, followed by two years as an Intellectual Property Attorney at Stites & Harbison, PLLC, before joining Gray Ice Higdon as Of Counsel in 2026.
J.D., cum laude, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
B.A., Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Kentucky Bar (2006)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Christina is a frequent volunteer with her daughters’ schools and sports communities. Outside of the office, she is an avid reader and book club member (belonging to four and counting), a pickleball and mahjong enthusiast, and enjoys time with her husband, two daughters, and dog.
