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Practice Areas
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40% Litigation
9 years, 36 cases
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40% Election Campaign / Political Law
9 years, 16 cases
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10% State, Local And Municipal Law
9 years, 10 cases
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10% Government
9 years, 32 cases
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About Me
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CHRISTOPHER SKINNELL specializes in law and civil litigation relating to elections, state and local initiative and referendum law, redistricting and voting... more
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Résumé
License
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8 years since Christophe Elliott Skinnell was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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2003 |
11/03/2011 |
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Associate at
NIELSEN, MERKSAMER, PARRINELLO, GROSS & LEONI, LLP
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2003–present
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Editor-in-Chief at
University of Chicago Legal Forum
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2002–2003
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Summer Associate at
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
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2001–2001
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Research Associate at
Rose Institute of State & Local Government
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1995–2000
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See all 4 job entries
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Chicago Law School |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
2003 |
| Claremont McKenna College |
Government/Legal Studies |
B.A., magna cum laude |
1999 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
California Political Attorneys Association |
2003-present
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| Member |
Federalist Society |
2000-present
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: summary judgment granted for Merced County
Outcome: preliminary injunction affirmed
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Publications
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| Voting Rights: Claims, Redistricting & More |
National Business Institute Seminar |
2008 |
| Cover Story, Congress Considers Renewal of Two Key Sections of the Federal Voting Rights Act: California Elections Could See Dramatic Impacts (with Marguerite Mary Leoni) |
CA County Magazine |
2006 |
| “Overview of Federal Campaign Finance Rules” (with Chip Nielsen & Jason Kaune) |
Gross, Nielsen & Baran (eds), Corp. Pol. Activities: Complying With Campaign Finance, Lobbying & Ethics Laws (Practising Law Inst.) |
2006 |
| “Overview of Federal Campaign Finance Rules” (with Chip Nielsen & Jason Kaune) |
Gross, Nielsen & Baran (eds), Corp. Pol. Activities: Complying With Campaign Finance, Lobbying & Ethics Laws (Practising Law Inst.) |
2005 |
| “Membership Organizations: Corporations Without Capital Stock” (with Chip Nielsen & Jason Kaune) |
Gross, Nielsen & Baran (eds), Corp. Pol. Activities: Complying With Campaign Finance, Lobbying & Ethics Laws (Practising Law Inst.) |
2005 |
| Editor, Current Issues in Class Action Litigation (Vol. 2003) |
University of Chicago Legal Forum |
2003 |
| “The California Voting Rights Act” (with Marguerite M. Leoni) |
City Attorneys Annual Conference Papers (League of Cal. Cities) |
2003 |
| Comment, “Why Courts Should Forbid ‘Minority Coalition’ Plaintiffs under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Absent Clear Congressional Authorization” |
2002 University of Chicago Legal Forum 363 |
2002 |
| The Political Consequences of Redistricting: Three Scenarios in 2001 |
Rose Institute of State & Local Government |
2000 |
See all 11 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Redistricting/Voting Rights |
Redistricting Essentials: 2011 Redistricting and Local/Special Districts |
2011 |
| Commuter Flight: Participating in Local Redistricting |
Northern California RedistrictingCA Conference |
2011 |
See all 13 speaking engagements
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