About William Christie
William Christie is Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice Group and concentrates in complex civil litigation, federal and state criminal defense, health care law, and election law. He earned his B.A. from Boston College in 1989 and his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1994, and has been admitted to the New Hampshire bar since 1995. He completed three terms as District Representative under the Criminal Justice Act for the Federal District Court of New Hampshire. He is a recipient of the Bill of Rights Award from the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union and the Granite State Advocate Award from the New Hampshire Association for Justice. He is AV Preeminent Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected to Super Lawyers.
Notable case results
A federal court found the U.S. government liable for the 1984 murder of FBI informant John McIntyre after agent John Connolly disclosed his identity to Winter Hill Gang leaders Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi, and the First Circuit affirmed the $3.1 million award in 2008.
Of attorneys' fees against the United States after proving government attorneys acted in bad faith (2010)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.