About Brant T.
Brant T. Christiansen built a layered legal education before settling into practice in Utah. He earned a B.S. in communications and economics from Utah State University in 2004. He then completed an MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2008. Christiansen returned to law school at the University of Utah, taking his J.D. in 2011, and pursued further specialization with an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law, completed in 2012.
His early legal work mixed public service and courtroom exposure. While still in law school he served as an extern for Justice Matthew Durrant at the Utah Supreme Court in 2009. After graduation he clerked in the Tax & Revenue Division of the Utah Office of the Attorney General in 2010. That year he also worked as a fellow in the Seniors Lawyer Volunteer Program at Utah Legal Services, Inc., handling matters for clients who might otherwise lack representation.
The year 2012 was a busy transition period. Christiansen opened Brant Christiansen Law and also worked as an associate at Hartman, Blackstock & Moore. He took on document review work for Orange Legal Technologies. These roles gave him experience on both sides of the attorney’s desk: managing client files and handling high-volume legal projects.
He moved back into firm practice the next year. In 2013 he joined W. Kent Corry, P.C. as an associate. That same year he taught as an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University, bringing practical legal experience into a classroom setting. In 2014 he became a partner at Lewis, Hansen, Waldo, Pleshe & Flanders, LLC, a role he continues to hold.
Christiansen’s academic focus on taxation and his clerkship in the Tax & Revenue Division inform much of his practice. His background spans state tax matters, regulatory work and business-related legal issues. The combination of hands-on document review, private practice and public-sector experience gives him a broad view of how tax and business disputes play out from intake to resolution.
Colleagues describe Christiansen as methodical in how he approaches casework. He has navigated both individual client matters and larger, firm-level cases. He also maintains a connection to legal education through his prior adjunct role.
He is admitted to practice in Utah and serves as a partner at Lewis, Hansen, Waldo, Pleshe & Flanders, LLC. His current practice concentrates on tax and related business matters in the Utah jurisdiction.
