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Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
Overview
Peter S. Christiansen is the founding partner and lead trial attorney at Christiansen Law Offices, a boutique firm focused exclusively on trying catastrophic personal injury cases and criminal matters, as well as fraud and business related disputes. A testament to Mr. Christiansen's advocacy skills, he is among the youngest attorneys ever to be inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers ("ACTL"), which is widely recognized as the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America. The mission of the ACTL is to maintain and improve standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics and the administration of justice.
About Peter S. Christiansen
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
- Personal Injury
Qualifications
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)
Education
- University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Order of the Coif - University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 1991
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Past Positions
- Rawlings, Olson & Cannon, Associate, 1992 - 1995
- Eglet Wall Christiansen
Pro Bono Activities
- Active Participant in Clark County Legal Services Program, 2000 - 2001
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
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Peter S. Christiansen
Included on the 2024 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Mountain States Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Nevada Supreme Court Rule 250 (Death Penalty) Qualified, 1998 - Present
- BV, Martindale-Hubbell, 2000 - Present
Office Information
Address
710 S 7th Street Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone
Fax
- 866-412-6992
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Publication
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
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