Background
Christiansen, Erik A. was born on July 31, 1963 in Iwakuni, Japan.
Christiansen, Erik A. was born on July 31, 1963 in Iwakuni, Japan.
University of Utah (Bachelor of Arts, English, 1986. Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1987. Juris Doctor, 1990).
Worked at Parsons Behle & Latimer, A Professional Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) specializing in Complex Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Employment Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Banking Litigation, Real Estate Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1990, California. 1996, Utah; United States.
District Court, Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of California.
United States. District Court, District of Arizona. United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi. Pi Sigma Alpha. Sigma Tau Delta.
William H. Leary Scholar. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Profession and Constitutional Law World War II Staff Member, 1988-1989, Articles Editor and Member, Editorial Board, 1989-1990, Utah Law Review.
Author: Note, "Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical Corporation: Emotional Distress Damages Foreign The Duration Of Toxic Exposure," 1989 Utah L. Review
759; Development, "Miranda-like Warnings Required in Non-Custodial Settings," 1989 Utah L. Review
260. Member, Board of Trustees, University of Utah College of Law Alumni Association, 1996. Member, Executive Council, Utah State Bar Young Lawyers Division, 1996.
Served as a volunteer staff attorney to the Special Advisor to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners on the Civil Disorder in Los Angeles in 1992 (the "Webster" Commission).
Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association.
Member, Board of Trustees, University of Utah College of Law Alumni Association, 1996. Member, Executive Council, Utah State Bar Young Lawyers Division, 1996. Served as a volunteer staff attorney to the Special Advisor to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners on the Civil Disorder in Los Angeles in 1992 (the "Webster" Commission).
Member: Salt Lake County Bar Association.