Area of Practice: Deal Counseling, Mediation, & Facilitation Law and business trained executive with direct experience in negotiating and mediating and structuring complex private and public business arrangements involving multiple jurisdictions, levels of government and private entities. Internationally known as an expert in the waterfront development field. Also, accomplishments in a broad range of multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional public/private areas, including creation, management and disposition of revenue producing and public purpose ventures involving negotiations, business development, marketing, physical development, operations, financial, legal and intergovernmental activities. Significant experience as well in trust and estate planning, administration, and as a fiduciary.

Christopher has practiced law for over 20 years and exclusively in family law for over 15 years. He is greatly respected throughout the state and have received numerous awards and recognitions for his work in family law. His practice areas include divorce, legal separation, annulment, child custody and placement, child support, alimony/maintenance, same-sex divorces, marital property agreements and grandparent visitation rights. Christopher is a leading authority on same-sex divorce in Wisconsin. He has taught Sexual Orientation and the Law at Marquette University Law School for over 10 years; he has written numerous published legal articles on the topic; has presented lawyers and judges regarding the unique legal issues involving same-sex divorce; and is the lead author of the book, Sexual Orientation and the Law in Wisconsin.

Mr. Kritzer holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from SUNY Buffalo (1989), and his Juris Doctor from New York Law School (1992). He was admitted to practice in New York State in 1992, and he is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for both the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is also a member of numerous bar and trial lawyer associations including the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Suffolk County Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Kritzer is a member of the Transportation Committee for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance.

While a businessman at heart, Shawn has a background in politics. Shawn uses the skills that he learned in the Governor?s Office background to navigate big personalities and give everyone the feeling that they won something. He enjoys using the law to aid his clients. From crafting the perfect legal argument to drafting the most exquisite contract to developing sound legal strategies, Shawn?s attention to detail makes him an extremely effective legal counselor. At the heart of all of Shawn?s advice is the cost/benefit analysis. It is his balance of legal and business knowledge that prevents emotion from overruling sound judgment. Shawn?s practice includes civil litigation and business transactions. Today, Shawn spends most of his time preventing lawsuits before they arise, advising clients on day-to-day business best practices, and strategizing successful resolutions to contentious cases. Throughout his career, Shawn has represented businesses, business owners, and entrepreneurs. Many of his clients include construction companies, engineers, manufacturers, technology businesses, brewers and wineries, and real estate investment firms. Shawn connects with his clients by taking the time to understand their needs, goals and objectives. Shawn received his Juris Doctor with distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2003. While there, Shawn also completed the tax concentration, served as an editor of the Transnational Lawyer Law Review, and was a member of the Traynor Honor Society. In 1999, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Sonoma State University.

Mrs. Krohn is a native Las Vegan and graduated from UNLV in 1990. She obtained her juris doctorate degree from the University of Tulsa, College of Law in 1993. In 2011, she was appointed to the standing panel of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for the District of Nevada by the U.S. Department of Justice. She was awarded the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's Lied Award, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award for 2007. Mrs. Krohn is a member of the Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys and the Local Rules Committee. She was an adjunct professor at the College of Southern Nevada teaching probate and bankruptcy law. She is a past Chairperson of the State Bar of Nevada Bankruptcy Section and the past Vice-Chair and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. She is licensed to practice law in all Federal and State Courts in Nevada, the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Tax Court.