John R. Christian Of Counsel

Mr. Christian is a commercial transactional attorney whose practice focuses in the areas of tax, real estate, and trusts and estates.  

He is a past chairman of the State Bar of Arizona's Taxation section. He has been listed in every edition of the publication, The Best Lawyers in America®, 1983-2010, published by Woodward/White, Inc., for Tax Law and Trusts and Estates since it was first published in 1983.

Education

• LL.B., University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, 1959
  
• New York University, 1959
  Graduate Tax Program
• B.A., University of Iowa, 1953
  With Highest Honors

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
  Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Member
  Taxation Section, Member
  

Community Activities

• Arizona State University Foundation, Legal Counsel and Board of Directors
• Arizona State University Business School, Dean's Council of 100
• Barrow Neurological Institute, Board of Trustees
  
• University of Arizona College of Law, Board of Visitors
  

Honors, Appointments and Awards

• AV Rating®, Martindale-Hubbell
  

• Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 1983-2010, published by Woodward/White, Inc. in the categories of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates since it was first published in 1983

• Southwest Super Lawyers, Tax, Law & Politics Magazine, 2007, 2008, 2009

• Best of the Bar, The Business Journal, 2004
• Arizona State University - Recipient of Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree (the University's highest honor) in August 2002 for outstanding professional and community contributions
  

• AB Top Lawyer, Trusts and Estates & Tax Law, Arizona Business Magazine, 2009