Christian Morris, Esq., is a personal injury trial attorney and the founder of Christian Morris Trial Attorneys, located in Henderson, Nevada. Christian focuses exclusively on personal injury cases and making sure her clients obtain a just verdict or settlement. In the last three years Christian has obtained over forty million dollars in verdicts. She is licensed to practice law in Nevada in both state and federal courts. Christian also holds bar licenses in California and New Jersey and successfully passed the New York State Bar. In 2013, Christian attended the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyer’s College, and she continues her work with the Gerry Spence Method on the Ranch in Wyoming as an instructor.
In 2019, Christian was voted Nevada’s Trial Lawyer of the Year by Nevada Justice Association. She is the second woman in twenty-two years to receive the honor. Christian serves on the Board of Governors for the American Association of Justice and Nevada Justice Association. Christian is well respected in the legal community for her candor, hard work and commitment to the civil justice system. Her verdicts have changed the law in Nevada for both premises liability cases and how Plaintiffs’ counsel can be compensated for their fees. She has conducted both jury trials and bench trials in state and federal Court. She has argued her trial outcomes in front of the Nevada Court of Appeals and Nevada Supreme Court. Christian also has published decisions by the Nevada Supreme Court. She is active in the lobbying efforts to protect the rights of the citizens of Nevada and is a member of Citizens for Justice. Christian has both written legislation and testified in front of the Nevada Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees to change medical malpractice caps in Nevada.
Christian and her three sisters were born and raised on a small farm in Maine. She grew up without electricity or running water and was homeschooled by her mother. Her family still resides in Maine, and she loves to visit them regularly. Christian is the proud mother of Jackman Reese Burnette (age 6) and Winter Ryan Burnette (age 4). She is committed to the jury system and hopes to make the world safer for her family and for other families one verdict at a time.