Christine D. Esser

Personal Injury Lawyer in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Christine Esser is a shareholder with the firm and a managing partner of the Sheboygan office. She represents injured individuals in a variety of cases from automobile collisions to complex liability claims. Large or small, Christine prepares each case as if it will someday be argued to a jury. While most cases settle out of court, she works as if every case is going to trial to obtain the best possible outcome for each client. Christine has successfully tried jury trials throughout the State of Wisconsin. Based on her significant trial experience and success in the courtroom, Christine has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been selected for exclusive membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates. She is also a Fellow in the invitation-only Litigation Counsel of America as well as a Barrister in the Order of Centurions.

Christine has received the distinction of being recognized as a top lawyer by Super Lawyers, a selective recognition awarded to 5% of Wisconsin lawyers each year, since 2008. Since 2011, she has been named one of the “Top 25 Women Attorneys in Wisconsin”. She has also been named one of the “Top 50 Attorneys in Wisconsin” since 2014. She has been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association and in 2016 she was one of 26 outstanding women lawyers honored by the Wisconsin Law Journal. In 2017 Christine was given an ATHENA Leadership award for mentoring women and girls in Sheboygan County. Since 2023, Christine has been nominated as one of the Best Lawyers in America®.

Christine makes time to give back to the community on a national and local level. She has published numerous articles and presented at legal seminars on topics relating to her practice. She is an active member of several legal and community organizations. Christine currently serves on the National Diversity of Membership Committee for the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Association for Justice. She served on the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification Board of Examiners for three years. Christine has also held committee positions in the State Bar of Wisconsin, as well as the Milwaukee and Sheboygan County Bar Associations. For many years she served as a District Commissioner for a local chapter of the United States Pony Club and continues to be an active volunteer with Big Brother Big Sisters in Sheboygan.

Christine received her J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Drake University Law School and received the William and Ellen Cooney Hoye Award from the law school faculty as the graduating senior who, in their opinion, demonstrated the greatest promise as an advocate, a public servant, and a practitioner. Prior to moving to Wisconsin and beginning her legal career, she served as a law clerk for Justice Marsha Ternus on the Iowa Supreme Court. When not in the office or courtroom, Christine’s interests include riding horses, reading, and gardening.