Honors and Awards:

• "'AV-Rated' Eminent Lawyers Peer Review", Martindale Hubbell
• For State v. Meng, Grant County, WI. Not guilty verdict on charge of First Degree Intentional Homicide and all other homicide charges. Martin Hanson Advocate's Prize awarded by WACDL., First Degree Homcide Acquittal Award, WACDL, 1998
• For State v. Staton, a verdict of Not guilty of First Degree Homicide (Attempt) on behalf of an extremely difficult client (a lawyer and former District Attorney was accused), Chris was named the local defense bar's "Warrior of the Year"., Defense Bar , Dane County Criminal Defense Assn., 1999
• For State v. Northam, 00-CF-101, Marquette County. Charged with Len Bias Homicide, for Delivery of Oxycontin Causing Death. Case dismissed on Defense request. Martin Hanson Advocate's Prize for Victory in Homicide case awarded by WACDL., Homicide Defense Award, WACDL, 2004
• For State v. Salm, 02-CF-106, Marquette County. Jury acquittals on two counts of Homicide by Negligent Operation of Vehicle and two counts of Homicide - Hit and Run. Jury verdict of not guilty on all counts. Martin Hanson Advocate's Prize awarded by the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL)., Homicide Acquittal Award, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2004
• Attorney Christopher T. Van Wagner has been selected by his peers in the bar as one of "Madison's Best Lawyers" in the area of Criminal Defense., Best Defense Lawyers in Madison, WI, Peer Review, 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Frequent State and local Criminal Defense CLE Seminar speaker.
• Dane County Criminal Defense Lawyers Assoc.
• Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Wisconsin State Bar, 1994

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Not guilty, jury trial, Felony Forcible Sexual Assault , 1995
• Not guilty, jury trial, First Degree Intentional Homicide, 1998
• Not Guilty, jury trial, Sexual Assault of Minors, Multiple Counts, 1999
• Not Guilty, jury trial, First Degree Attempted Homicide, 1999
• Dismissed (at preliminary hearing), First Degree Reckless Homicide, 2000
• Not Guilty, jury trial, Felony Battery, 2002
• Not Guilty, jury trial, First Degree Attempted Homicide, 2003
• Not guilty, jury trial, Vehicular Homicide, Hit & Run Homicide, 2003
• Dismissed (at preliminary hearing), Drunk Driving Homicide, 2006
• Dismissed (at preliminary hearing), First Degree Intentional Homicide, 2007
• Not guilty, jury trial, First Degree Sexual Assault of Child, Repeated Acts, 2007
• Not guilty, jury trial, Second Degree Sexual Assault, 2008
• Not guilty, jury trial, Multiple Counts, 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Minor, 2009
• Dismissed (on eve of trial), Felony Forcible Sexual Assault, 2010
• Dismissed (at preliminary hearing), Felony Sexual Assault of Minor by School Staff, 2010
• Dismissed (on the eve of trial), Multiple Felony Counts Sexual Assault of Child, 2010
• Dismissed (on the eve of trial), Felony Sexual Assault of Minor (Repeated Acts), 2010

Educational Background:

• Editor, Law Review (Cornell Law School, 1981)