Christopher T. Olsen, Partner

Chris Olsen obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors from Elon University in North Carolina and his Juris Doctorate Degree (Cum Laude) from Pepperdine University, where he was also named the Best Oral Advocate in the country at the annual ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. Olsen is admitted before the United States Supreme Court, the Federal Claims Court, and every state Court in California. He has worked in the handling of civil litigation on the defense side for over 30 years. Olsen has also worked on several significant high profile cases, including the O.J. Simpson civil case representing the birth mother of Ron Goldman and the Lockheed Stealth bomber litigation, which resulted in the longest jury deliberations in U.S. history. Olsen has handled hundreds of cases at the trial court level, and is also undefeated on appeal (8-0) where the Appellate Court upheld the favorable judgments rendered by the trial court. Olsen and his firm, Olsen & Brueggemann, APC. have extensive experience representing clients in virtually all aspects of civil litigation including the handling of complex tort, catastrophic personal injury, construction defect, product defect, premises liability and elevator/escalator cases.