Christine E. Nentwig, Esq. is the founder and principal attorney at Excelist Law, a boutique law firm dedicated to helping employers and businesses achieve their goals with practical, business-focused legal solutions. With experience in both business and law, Ms. Nentwig specializes in providing effective guidance to address complex legal challenges. Ms. Nentwig partners with clients to proactively address potential legal issues, offering strategic support in areas such as developing clear policies, navigating employee relations, conducting confidential workplace investigations, mediating disputes, and providing informative training for managers and employees on diverse topics related to business, employment, and labor law. When legal challenges do arise, Ms. Nentwig provides efficient representation to help her clients identify and implement prompt, practical, and cost- effective solutions. Ms. Nentwig holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Maryland School of Law and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She also holds a Professional Mediation Certificate from Cornell University’s ILR Scheinman Institute and is certified as a federal court mediator in Labor and Employment Law for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Ms. Nentwig is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH), demonstrating her expertise in conducting impartial workplace investigations. Beyond her practice, Ms. Nentwig is an active community leader and educator, currently serving on the Board of the Appell Center for the Performing Arts, leading seminars covering key legal topics, and teaching Employment Law as an adjunct professor at York College of Pennsylvania.

Christina is the co-founder of Loutel Law, a certified WBE. Together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Loutel Consulting, the Loutel companies are both a business strategy and law firm that teach companies how to maximize people and culture for organizational performance while minimizing legal risk. Tina leads Loutel’s legal team which provides litigation and compliance services related to labor and employment for corporate, entrepreneurial and start-up enterprises. Tina regularly counsels businesses on how to comply with the barrage of new employment laws, regulations, opinions and guidance from federal and state agencies. Tina also has extensive experience in a variety of employment law litigation matters including business divorces, breach of employment contract disputes, unfair competition, discrimination and harassment, enforcement of restrictive covenants, business divorces and a wide variety of other general commercial litigation matters from complaint through appeal. Loutel Consulting is dedicated to empowering businesses with tailored solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency and drive sustainable growth. Our team of experts leverages deep industry insights and innovative strategies to help you navigate challenges and seize opportunities in today’s dynamic market. Tina is a regular keynote presenter both regionally and nationally on employment law topics and legal ethics including employee classification, discrimination, and retaliation and she frequently conducts sexual harassment training to organizations of all sizes. In addition, Tina is a regular speaker at seminars on employment law topics for the U.S. Small Business Administration, the National Business Institute, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Society of Tax and Accounting, SCORE, and local trade organizations, as well as providing training to corporate clients of all sizes on a variety of employment law issues. In 2023, Loutel was named a Legal Innovator by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2022, Loutel was named to the WBEC East Honor Roll for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. For the past five years, Tina was again recognized as a SuperLawyer by her peers. In 2024, Tina received the Achievement Award from the Baird Women’s Lifestyle Conference. In 2020, Tina was named a Pennsylvania Trailblazer by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2019, Tina received an award by the YWCA Salute to Women Who Make a Difference. She was named an Emerging Leader by the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, and the Central Bucks Family YMCA in 2017 and Best Attorney in Business in Employment Law by Philly Biz Magazine in 2016. In 2015, she honored as a Brava Winner by Smart CEO.