Nebraska Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators

A Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Academy Member Inducted 2015

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Mark A. Christensen, Mediator, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mark A. Christensen

Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP
233 South 13th Street, Suite 1900
Lincoln, NE 68508-2095
Tel: (402) 474-6900
Fax: (402) 474-5393
Website: www.clinewilliams.com
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Member of the Nebraska Chapter for Mediation Other ADR Services: Early Neutral Evaluation
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  • Practice Commenced1995
  • # of MEDS (as of 27/4/25) 
  • # of ARBS (as of 27/4/25) 
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
  • GRAND ISLAND
  • LINCOLN-BEATRICE
  • OMAHA

Biographical

Mark has, over the course of his career, had a general civil trial practice emphasizing medical malpractice defense, legal malpractice defense, plaintiff's personal injury cases and commercial litigation. He is now primarily engaged in mediation and arbitration and has successfully served as a mediator in personal injury, commercial litigation, estate and employment cases in Lincoln, Omaha and throughout Nebraska and the region.

Case Experience

  • Agricultural
  • Appellate
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business Dissolution
  • Civil Rights
  • Commercial/Business
  • Construction
  • Contract Disputes
  • Discrimination
  • Divorce (High Asset)
  • EEOC
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Family Businesses
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Libel & Slander
  • Local Govt./Municipalities
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Homes
  • Partnerships
  • Personal Injury
  • Police
  • Premises Liability
  • Probate
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Real Estate
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Title Disputes
  • Torts
  • Trademarks/Patents
  • Trusts / Estates
  • Wage & Hour/FMLA
  • Wrongful Death

Education

  • University of Nebraska, J.D., with distinction, 1984
  • Doane College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1981

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, Past President 
  • NDCA 2023 Defense Counsel of the Year
  • Listed: Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) (Mediation)
  • Listed: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers & Partners Publishing) (Insurance Litigation)
  • Listed: Great Plains Super Lawyers (Personal Injury Defense:Medical Malpractice; Alternative Dispute Resolution;Personal Injury Plaintiff: General)
  • Listed: Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys
  • Past President, Nebraska Association of Defense Counsel
  • Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation
  • Editor, Nebraska chapter, Tort Law Desk Reference, Aspen Publishers
  • Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1983-1984
  • Order of the Coif

Rates Information

$400 per hour plus expenses (travel, etc.).  Please contact Mark's assistant Stacy if you have any questions.

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