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John Adams Christiansen
Attorney at Law
For more than a quarter-century, John Adams Christiansen has helped injured people obtain full and fair compensation for their injuries. Using his well-developed litigation skills, he serves clients throughout the Kansas City metro area.
As a plaintiff’s attorney, Mr. Christiansen focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury and workers’ compensation. He also provides effective representation in general civil litigation matters.
Awards, Accolades And Accomplishments
Mr. Christiansen has received considerable professional recognition for his accomplishments in the legal profession. This includes:
AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell
Kansas City Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” for 2013 through 2016 (as voted by other attorneys)
Handled well over 100 trials
Taken and defended more than 1,000 depositions
Mr. Christiansen’s litigation experience is reflected in other ways as well. For example, he has handled over 2,000 workers’ compensation cases. He has guided clients at every stage of the legal process, from initial advice and counsel to possible litigation, trial, and, where necessary, on appeal.
Role In State Government And Professional Organizations
In addition to his private practice experience, Mr. Christiansen has worked in state government and in the law school setting. He is a former Assistant Attorney General of Missouri and a former adjunct professor at UMKC.
Mr. Christiansen is also active in bar associations, particularly the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. He served as chairman or co-chairman of the workers’ compensation and appellate practice committees for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Associations.
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Bar Admissions
Missouri, 1991
Kansas, 1992
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
LL.M. - Georgetown University Law Center, 1992
J.D. - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1991
UMKC Law Review, 1989 - 1991
B.A. - University of Missouri
Major: Political Science
B.G.S. - University of Kansas
Major: English (Creative Writing)
Professional Associations & Memberships
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Missouri Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Sustaining Member
Chairman - Appellate Practice Committee, 2015 - 2016
Vice-Chairman - Appellate Practice Committee, 2012 - 2014
Chairman - Workers' Compensation Law and Procedures Committee, 2007 - 2009
Representative Cases
Taylor v. Contract Freighters, Inc., 315 S.W.3d 379 (Mo. App. 2010) (Missouri Court of Appeals 2010)
Bob Hammerschmidt v. Boone County, 877 S.W.2d 98 (Mo. 1994) (Missouri Supreme Court)
Classes & Seminars
Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1996 - 2002
The Essentials of Missouri Practice, Missouri Bar Association, 2006 - 2007
2010 Workers' Compensation Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar and UMKC School of Law, 2010 - Present
Workers' Compensation 101 & Recent Major Developments, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2009 - Present
Workers' Compensation Law & Practice, Sterling Education Services, Inc., October 5, 2012 - Present
Workers' Compensation Law & Practice, Sterling Education Services, Inc., October 17, 2010 - Present
Workers' Compensation Update in Missouri, Lorman Education Services, December 7, 2012 - Present
Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation: "The Workers' Compensation Claim" and "Permanent Disability", Sterling Education, June 14, 2013 - Present
Past Employment Positions
Assistant Attorney General, Missouri Attorney General's Office, 1993 - 1995
Fraternities
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Alpha Delta