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John Adams Christiansen
Attorney at Law

J Christiansen

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.

I'm ready to advocate fiercely on your behalf while you focus on recovering from your injury.

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

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