Peter S. Christiansen
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Criminal Law, Personal Injury
710 S 7th Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
About Peter S. Christiansen
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, WyomingJ.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 1991B.A.
- Major: Political Science
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
- 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
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
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)
Past Positions
- Rawlings, Olson & Cannon, Associate, 1992 - 1995
- Eglet Wall Christiansen
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
- Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation
Nearby Lawyers
- Criminal Law
- Personal Injury
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