J. Christopher Jorgensen

Education

  • J.D., University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, 1994
  • B.A., Brigham Young University, 1990

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 1994
  • Virginia, 1995

Clerkships

  • Hon. Stephen J. Huffaker

J. Christopher Jorgensen

Partner
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy.
Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Phone 702.474.2642
Fax 702.216.6178

About Christopher Jorgensen

Mr. Jorgensen is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group of Lewis and Roca, LLP. He practices in the Lewis and Roca Pharmaceutical & Medical Device and Products Liability groups. He has extensive experience in handling complex, mass tort and multi-district litigation, including the Diet Drug, PPA, Accutane, Nexium, AWP and Asbestos litigation. He also has experience in defending tire manufacturers and consumer products.

Recently, Mr. Jorgensen has been very active in representing financial institutions in litigation arising from the sub-prime mortgage crisis. He has significant experience representing financial institutions in matters dealing with consumer protection statutes (TILA, RESPA, HOEPA, FCRA), home mortgage litigation and foreclosure. Through his representation a large body of consumer finance case law has been established in Nevada arising from the thousands of home mortgage lawsuits filed in Nevada.

Mr. Jorgensen frequently works as local counsel for large national law firms requiring Nevada counsel. He authored the Nevada section of the American Bar Association's publication 50 State Survey of Medical Monitoring and the Nevada section of the IADC State Best Practices Survey in 2011 and 2012. He also recently co-authored and presented “What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Always Stay in Vegas --Anatomy of a Conspiracy and Its Legal and Ethical Implications for Defendants, Insurers, and Their Attorneys, for the FDCC Quarterly Journal and at the FDCC 2012 Annual Meeting.

Active in many professional organizations, Mr. Jorgensen is a member of TAGLAW, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the Clark County Bar Association.

Rated an "AV/Preeminent Attorney" rating with Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Jorgensen is admitted in both Nevada and Virginia. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah, following a clerkship with the Honorable Stephen J. Huffaker. He obtained his Bachelors of Arts from Brigham Young University.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Clark County Bar Association, Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), State of Nevada Membership Chair 
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI), Member
  • TAGLAW, Member

Publications

  • Co-Author, "What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Always Stay in Vegas -- Anatomy of a Conspiracy and Its Legal and Ethical Implications for Defendants, Insurers, and Their Attorneys," Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Quarterly Journal, 2012
  • Author, "State Best Practices Survey," Chapter on Nevada Law, published by The Foundation of the International Association of Defense Counsel, December 2011

Speaking Engagements

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Nevada
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Other Distinctions

Mr. Jorgensen has received an "AV/Preeminent Attorney" rating with Martindale-Hubbell.