About Christopher M.
Christopher M. Jackson entered law with a background in philosophy and a steady pull toward public service. He earned an A.B. in philosophy from Princeton University in 2007 and took his legal degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2011. After graduation he began a federal clerkship that exposed him to appellate work early in his career.
His first post-law school position was as a law clerk for Judge Roger L. Gregory on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2011. That role led to private practice at a major national firm, where he joined Kirkland & Ellis in 2012. In 2015 he moved to Sherman & Howard L.L.C. as an associate. He then spent a year in public service as an assistant attorney general in Colorado’s Public Officials Unit in 2016, returning to Sherman & Howard the following year.
Political work has been part of his trajectory as well. In 2007 he managed the McKay for Supervisor campaign, an early experience that appears to have informed later choices about public-sector work and election-related issues. That blend of campaign, government and private practice gives him a cross-sector perspective.
In 2020 he became a partner at Holland & Hart LLP. The same year he took on a teaching role as an adjunct professor of election law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The classroom and the courtroom intersect in his choices: the work he has done for public officials and the election-law seminars reflect overlapping interests.
His résumé includes appellate experience from the Fourth Circuit clerkship and hands-on regulatory and litigation work from his time in the Public Officials Unit. He has alternated between national firm environments and state-level public work, which has left him familiar with both complex commercial settings and government-side disputes.
Colleagues describe him as methodical in the office and direct in court, preferring clear legal arguments over rhetorical flourishes. He has maintained bar membership in both Colorado and the District of Columbia, preserving the ability to move between state and federal matters. Students at Denver have seen him translate litigation experience into classroom discussion.
He currently practices at Holland & Hart LLP and is admitted to the bars of Colorado and the District of Columbia. His practice involves public-law matters and election-related issues at the intersection of litigation and policy.
