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Practice Areas: Firearms Litigation; Condemnation; Takings; Administrative Law; Child Sexual Abuse; Civil Rights; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Civil Litigation

Additional Information: Kristian graduated from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in May 2001 with a Certificate in Environmental Law. Kristian specializes in condemnation law, environmental law, environmental compliance and administrative law, initiative and election law, governmental relations, and civil rights litigation as well as obtaining justice for victims of sexual abuse. An excellent and scholarly writer, he also handles much of the firm’s heavy litigation and appellate briefing.

Kristian has quickly established a reputation among Portland lawyers and judges as first rate writer and scholar, and has brought his sharp analytical skills to work on civil rights cases, condemnation actions, real estate and Measure 37 claims, election and initiative law, and child sexual abuse cases.

While at Northwestern School of Law, Kristian received the Cornelius Honor Society Award for outstanding contribution to the law school, was a member of Environmental Law, the school’s oldest law review, was recognized for Best Appellate Brief for first year Moot Court, took first prize in the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Scholarship Essay contest, and served as campus chapter President of the Federalist Society. Kristian earned his B.A. cum laude in Political Science from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg in 1996. In his time off, he enjoys reading theology and political philosophy, as well as weightlifting, target shooting, hunting, cooking and spending time with his wife, Heather, and his two young children.

Federalist Society: Student President, 1999-2000, Lawyer's Chapter President, 2002—. Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, 1999-2001. Author: Environmental Law 30:3 Case Notes (for attribution see Errata 30:4 Editor's Note).