Peter S. Christiansen - Las Vegas, NV

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming, 1994
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors
    Honors: Order of the Coif

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 1991
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science

Past Positions

• Rawlings, Olson & Cannon, Associate, 1992 - 1995
• Eglet Wall Christiansen

Classes and Seminars

• Defending a Criminal Case, National Business Institute, 2000 - 2001
  
• Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2019
  
• Adjunct Professor, Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2018
  
• Adjunct Professor, Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2017
  
• Instructor, State Bar of Nevada, Trial Academy
  
• Instructor, Trial Advocacy and Related Topics, Nevada Justice Association, Continuing Legal Education

Pro Bono Activities

• Active Participant in Clark County Legal Services Program, 2000 - 2001

Representative Cases

• State v. Maurice Sims
• United States Anti-Doping Agency v. Jon Jones
• Khiabani v. Motor Coach Industries et al.
• United States of America v. Noel Gage
• Jackie Templeton v. EPMG
• Marsha R. Gray, et al. v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.
• Dirk Eldredge v. Granite Construction
• United States of America v. James Hannigan, et al.
• State of Nevada v. James Hannigan, et al.
• United States of America v. Floyd Strickland, et al.
• United States of America v. Gary Harouff, et al.
• Mowen v. Walgreens
• State of Nevada v. Steve Shaw

Bar Admissions

• Nevada, 1994
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1994

Other Affiliations

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1997 - Present
• Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1997 - Present
• Clark County Bar Association, 1995 - Present
• Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, 1994
• American Bar Association, 1994 - Present
• Nevada Justice Association, 1994 - Present
• Criminal Justice Act, 1999 - 2016 (Panel Attorney)
• Clark County Indigent Defense, 1995 - Present (Panel Attorney)
• American College of Trial Lawyers, 2015 - Present (Fellow)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon