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Christine Funk, J.D.

Freelance writer

Christine Funk graduated cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and has a bachelor's degree from St. Catherine University. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and can be found at christinefunk and on most social networks as @funkcsi.

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