STEVE CHRISTIANSEN tries jury and bench trials and litigates appeals in the state and federal courts.  No subject matter is off limits.  He represents plaintiffs and defendants in securities, contracts, intellectual property, real estate, personal injury, property damage, eminent domain, commercial, corporate, LLC, partnership, products liability, insurance, criminal defense, negligent and intentional torts, energy, tax, employment, bankruptcy, and any other matter tried in the courts.  He is recognized as one of the top lawyers in Utah and the Mountain States.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES
KeyBank Nat'l Ass'n v. Systems West Computer Res., Inc., 2011 UT App 324, ___ P.3d ___ (bank lending action).

Hoffman v. Ray, Civil No. 080925228 (Sept. 23, 2011) (personal injury verdict).

Kerr v. Salt Lake City Corp., Civil No. 080911169 (Aug. 25, 2011) (personal injury verdict).

PurCo Fleet Services, Inc. v. Koenig, 240 P.3d 435 (Colo. App. 2010), certiorari review pending (property damage/loss of use).

Mack v. Utah State Dep't of Commerce, Div'n of Securities, 2009 UT 47, 221 P.3d 194 (securities regulation/injunction).

OLP, LLC v. Burningham, 2009 UT 75, 225 P.3d 177, reviewing 2008 UT App 173, 185 P.3d 1138 (limited liability company).

Trans-Western Petroleum, Inc. v. United States Gypsum Co., 584 F.3d 988 (10th Cir. 2009) (oil and gas lease).

United States v. Erickson, 561 F.3d 1150 (10th Cir. 2009) (criminal appeal).

Davis v. Young, 2008 UT App 246, 190 P.3d 23 (family living trust).

Martinez v. Gascoigne, 2008 UT App 177 (civil stalking injunction).

Overstock.com, Inc. v. SmartBargains, Inc., 2008 UT 55, 192 P.3d 858 (unfair competition).

Stichting Mayflower Rec. Fonds v. City of Park City, 225 Fed. Appx. 744 (10th Cir. 2007) (federal appellate jurisdiction).

Alpha Partners, Inc. v. Transamerica Inv. Mgmt., L.L.C., 2006 UT App. 331, 153 P.3d 714 (commercial contract).

Jackson v. Volvo Trucks North Am., Inc., 462 F.3d 1234 (10th Cir. 2006) (dealership).

Prosper, Inc. v. Innovative Software Technologies, 188 Fed. Appx. 703 (10th Cir. 2006) (preliminary injunction).

Vestin Mortgage, Inc. v. First Am. Title Ins. Co., 2006 UT 34, 139 P.3d 1055 (Utah 2006) (title insurance).

Kern River Gas Transmission Co. v. 6.17 Acres of Land, 156 Fed. Appx. 96 (10th Cir. 2005) (eminent domain).

The View Condominium Owners Ass'n v. MSICO, L.L.C., 2005 UT 91, 127 P.3d 697, reviewing 2004 UT App 104, 90 P.3d 1042 (restrictive land covenants).

Lifetime Products, Inc. v. Correll, Inc., 323 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (patent infringement).

PurCo Fleet Services, Inc. v. Idaho Dep't of Finance, 90 P.3d 346, 140 Idaho 121 (2004) (administrative regulation).

Dahl v. United States, 319 F.3d 1226 (10th Cir. 2003), reviewing 155 F. Supp. 1298 (D. Utah 2001) (Federal Tort Claims Act).

Fortress Financial & Pension Services v. Watkins, 2003 UT App 400 (commercial contract).

Marilyn Stillman, et al. v. TIAA-CREF, 343 F.3d 1311 (10th Cir. 2003) (uniform probate code).

PurCo Fleet Services, Inc. v. Towers, 38 F. Supp. 2d 1320 (D. Utah 1999) (internet personal jurisdiction).

Cherry v. Utah State University, 966 P.2d 866 (Utah App. 1998) (employment).

In Re Ricci Investment Company, Inc., 217 B.R. 901 (D. Utah 1998) (bankruptcy).

United States v. Rohde, 159 F.3d 1298 (10th Cir. 1998), reviewing 989 F. Supp. 1151 (D. Utah 1997) (double jeopardy).

STATE COURT ADMISSIONS
Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and pro hac vice admissions around the country

U.S. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT ADMISSIONS
Districts of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Northern District of Illinois General Bar (Chicago), Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit), and pro hac vice admissions around the country

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ADMISSIONS
Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Law Clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Stephen H. Anderson and U.S. District Judge Dee Benson
Juris Doctorate, summa cum laude
Bachelor of Arts, Communications, magna cum laude
Law Review Executive Editor
Order of the Coif

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
The Historical Society of the Tenth Judicial Circuit
Utah State Bar Appellate Section

VAN COTT AFFILIATIONS
Litigation Section Member and Former Chair
Appellate Practice Group Chair
Shareholder, Former Officer and Director

COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
Utah Food Bank
Angel's Hands Foundation (angelshands.org)
Utah Voices (utahvoices.org)

Email
schristiansen@vancott.com

Practice Areas
Appellate
Eminent Domain
Energy
Governmental
Insolvency & Creditors Rights
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Natural Resources
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Real Estate
Securities
White Collar Criminal Defense, Compliance & Investigations