Douglas A. Christensen

Douglas A. Christensen is a Grand Forks, North Dakota lawyer and partner focused on business, commercial litigation, estate planning, tax planning, and real estate. His practice includes business organizations, business succession planning, complex financial matters, and family law. He represents commercial clients in disputes involving financial obligations, liability, and insurance coverage. His work combines transactional planning, negotiation, and courtroom advocacy in matters involving significant business and financial concerns.

Douglas earned a J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law and a B.A. from Concordia College. His education provided a foundation for work involving business structures, taxation, estate planning, and commercial disputes. He later served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Law, where he taught partnership income tax. His academic experience strengthened his understanding of tax issues affecting businesses and business owners.

Douglas has extensive experience handling commercial litigation and complex financial matters. His work includes business organization issues, succession planning, estate and tax planning, and disputes involving liability and insurance coverage. Commercial clients and insurers have relied on his representation in financially complex cases. He is admitted in North Dakota and Minnesota and before federal district and appellate courts, including the Eighth and Eleventh Circuits.

Douglas A. Christensen has served on several bar association committees and chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee for the State Bar Association of North Dakota. He has participated in civic organizations, served on the Grand Forks City Council, and held corporate board positions. His background in negotiation, trial practice, taxation, and business planning supports practical guidance for clients facing commercial disputes, financial decisions, estate matters, and long-term business planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Pearson Christensen, PLLP
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• University of North Dakota
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Concordia College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)