Peter S. Christiansen
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Biography
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.
Bar Admission
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)
Achievements
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- Included on the 2023 Mountain States
Past Lists
- 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
Education
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University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 1991 B.A.Major: Political Science
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University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming J.D.
Honors: With Honors, Order of the Coif
Honers
- Nevada Supreme Court Rule 250 (Death Penalty) Qualified, 1998 - Present
- BV, Martindale-Hubbell, 2000 - Present