Professional History

Employment

Christiansen IT Law
Principal
January 2005 – present

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Director
March 2004 – December  2004

Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP
Of Counsel
November 2001 – March 2004

Stoel Rives LLP
Of Counsel
November 1999 – November 2001

Miller Nash, LLP
Of Counsel
January 1998 – November 1999

Weiss, Jensen, Ellis & Howard, P.C. (merged into Holland & Knight, 2003)
Partner September 1994 – December 1997
Associate July 1988 – September 1994
Marketing Director 1993 – 1995

Washington Appellate Defender Association
Staff Attorney
September 1984 – June 1988

Chemnick & Moen (now Chemnick, Moen & Greenstreet)
Legal Intern
September 1983 – August 1984

Corporate Boards

Employers’ Health Purchasing Co-op
March 1992 – November 1999, March 2002 – August 2004
Founder and Member, Board of Directors

Health Care Training Institute, LLC
January 2001 – August 2004
Founder and Member, Executive Board

Academic Appointments

University of Washington Information School
Adjunct Faculty, Masters of Science in Information Management, 2009 – 2011

University of Washington Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
Advisory Board

Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research,        2000 – 2003

Professional and Civic Organizations

American Bar Association
Health Law Section

• Chair, HITECH Megarule Task Force, 2012 – present
• Vice-Chair, eHealth Privacy and Security Interest Group, 2009 – present
• Chair, Task Force on HITECH Business Associate Issues, 2009 – 2012

Science and Technology Law Section

• Co-chair, Committee on Healthcare Privacy, Security and Information Technology, 2004 – present
• Co-chair, Healthcare Informatics Committee. 2000 – 2004

Information Security Committee

• Co-chair, PKI Assessment Guidelines Health Information Privacy and Security Task Group,2000 – 2003

• Book Publication Committee,2004 – present

American Health Lawyers Association
Health Information Technology Practice Group
HMOs and Health Plans Practice Group
Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group

CHITA Readiness Forum
Planning Committee
2000 – present
Founder and Chair, 2000 – 2002

Evergreen State InfraGard Members Alliance
Founder and Member, Board of Directors
2004 – present

Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trustees, 1996 – 1999
Issues Advisory Group
Chair, 1991 – 1995

HealthyEmail
Advisory Board
2002 – 2004

King County Bar Association
Chair, Law and Technology/Intellectual Property Section
2002 – 2003

Washington State Bar Association
Executive Committee Member, Health Law Section
2012 – present

Washington State Healthcare Information Infrastructure Stakeholders Advisory Committee, 2005 – 2010

Washington State Medical Association
Practice Informatics Advisory Board, 2004 – 2009

Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys
Board of Directors, 2000 – 2003

Bar Admissions

State of Washington, 1986

United States District Court for Western Washington, 1986