Atty. Deverie Christensen
Deverie J. Christensen is office managing principal of the Las Vegas, Nevada, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.
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Deverie Christensen is a employment and litigation attorney based in Las Vegas, Nevada, practicing at Jackson Lewis PC. Educated at Brigham Young University (J.D., 1997). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026). Serands clients in Las Vegas, NV and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Deverie J. Christensen is office managing principal of the Las Vegas, Nevada, office of Jackson Lewis P.C
- She practices in all areas of employment law, and has significant experience in the areas of employment discrimination and harassment, wage and hour law, and disability and leave laws
- Deverie represents public and private employers in a wide range of employment actions in administrative forums and state and federal courts, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, breach of contract, and wage and hour actions
- She also provides advice and counseling to clients, and has been a seminar speaker and trainer on maintaining a discrimination and harassment free workplace, conducting the employment relationship from hiring to firing, including performance evaluations, discipline and documentation, and the creation and use of employee handbooks
- Before joining Jackson Lewis in 2006, Deverie was a partner in one of Las Vegas, Nevada’s largest law firms
- Deverie focused her practice in representing public and private employers in the areas of labor and employment law
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Deverie Christensen is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Nevada →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Why local counsel matters in Nevada
Practicing law in Nevada. Legal matters in Nevada are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Las Vegas are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Nevada state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Nevada brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Nevada courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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