About Attorney Jean Christensen
Jean Christensen spent her childhood years on Maui, attending Lahaina public schools before her family relocated to Washington state. Always longing to return to Hawaii, she seized upon the opportunity of an eight-week reporting assignment with the Honolulu bureau of The Associated Press in 1995 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and working as a journalist in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Washington, D.C. That assignment led to permanent news reporting positions with The Honolulu Advertiser and The AP, where she wrote about Hawaii for national and international audiences.
Jean began her second career, in law, upon graduating from the University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law in 2005. At UH, she served as a bankruptcy law research assistant and earned CALI Excellence for the Future (AmJur) awards for the highest grades in Debtor/Creditor Law, Secured Transactions, Negotiable Instruments, Admiralty Law and Second Year Seminar. She was awarded the Gregory Conlan Memorial Prize for achievement in the study of bankruptcy law.
Prior to forming The Law Office of Jean Christensen LLLC in 2009, Jean was an associate attorney with a commercial litigation firm in Honolulu and clerked for two years for The Honorable Robert J. Faris, chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii. Jean has served as a director of the Hawaii Bankruptcy Bar Association and has been a frequent presenter on consumer bankruptcy topics at Continuing Legal Education seminars and conferences.
Jean is licensed to practice before the courts of the State of Hawaii, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the 9th Circuit, and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Contact us online or call (808) 242-1018 today for your free consultation.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Juris Doctor, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
B.A., Political Science, 1991
Activities & Affiliations
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- Hawaii Bankruptcy Bar Association
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Bar Admissions
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- State of Hawaii (HI Bar 8475)
Associations
Recent Blog Posts
Bankruptcy Red Flags: Mistakes That Can Derail Your Financial Comeback
Bankruptcy Realities: What to Expect During and After the Process
Recommendations
- "A really, really nice human. Not the slimy, car-salesman type. Rare in the legal realm. She's on top of her game and is straight to the point. Awesome lady."
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"I looked over [the paperwork you prepared] several times, and to me it looks fantastic"
I looked over [the paperwork you prepared] several times, and to me it looks fantastic! WOW! Impressive. You knew stuff about me that I forgot about lol. :) - I wanted to thank you again for everything you have done for us, we are truly blessed to have you in our lives. I'd like to refer you to people I know, because if they should need a good attorney for a similar situation, I can only think of one person and that's you.
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"Thank you for handling everything so well so I don’t have unnecessary stress!"
Thank you for getting me thru the creditors meeting which went very smoothly didn't it? Thank you for handling everything so well so I don't have unnecessary stress! - Law they can teach you, but your willingness to support your clients through this process is a gift. Thank you. :)
- I am so thankful that you are my attorney!!! You are so together in every aspect of my case. And, you have others to help and guide too!!! We are all blessed by who you are!
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"She's very down to earth, my spouse went through the process very smoothly no stress."
She's very down to earth, my spouse went through the process very smoothly no stress. We strongly recommend her! - She made a difficult situation go very smoothly. She is very easy to work with. She goes over everything and is very responsive. I can tell that she is very caring and dedicated to help people. I highly recommend her.
- She made a difficult situation go very smoothly. She is very easy to work with. She goes over everything and is very responsive. I can tell that she is very caring and dedicated to help people. I highly recommend her.
