Christopher has been a member of the British Columbia bar since May 1998 and the bar of Alberta since February 2004. His areas of practice include litigation, corporate commercial work and treaty negotiation. He advises clients on aboriginal rights and title, the duty of consultation, constitutional law, corporate matters, commercial leasing, taxation, employment law, on-reserve land issues, resource use off-reserve, oil and gas issues, treaties and specific claims. He practices law throughout British Columbia and northern Alberta. He has appeared as counsel and co-counsel at all levels of court in British Columbia, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Christopher represents First Nations in consultation meetings with the Crown and resource developers, as well in negotiations respecting economic benefit and consultation agreements. Christopher represents First Nations engaged by environmental assessment reviews, whether provincial or federal.

Christopher provides legal services respecting specific claims, including legal reviews of pending claims and negotiation of accepted claims on behalf of First Nations. He appears from time to time before the Indian Claims Commission respecting claims rejected by Canada.

Christopher represents First Nations on commercial land and business transactions. He provides advice to First Nations on several taxation matters, including tax exemptions, property tax and commodity tax. He assists First Nations in drafting bylaws and land management codes under the Indian Act and other federal legislation.

Christopher also advises First Nations respecting employment matters and has appeared before the Canadian Labour Relations Board and the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.

He is the past Chair of the National Executive of the Aboriginal Law Section (2005-2007) and the past co-chairperson of the Aboriginal Law Section (Vancouver Island) (2004-2006) of the Canadian Bar Association. He has also been a guest lecturer from time to time in the "Indian Lands & Government" and "Business Transactions" courses at the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria.

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