Peter S. Christiansen

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. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Peter S. Christiansen included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Nevada Supreme Court Rule 250 (Death Penalty) Qualified, 1998 - Present BV, Martindale-Hubbell, 2000 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About Peter S. Christiansen Included on the 2026Mountain States Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2024 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 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

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

• 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

• 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

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

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

• 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