Hi, I'm Joel Christiansen, a lawyer, programmer, and outdoors enthusiast.

I live in the Pacific Northwest and work remotely on legal causes and technology-related projects worldwide 1. I use this website to share some things I write and make.

Build a Trial Court Records Scraper

How to create a Ruby application that programmatically harvests information from the Oregon eCourt Information (OECI) system.

GitHub: Amendments to Oregon's Noncompete Statute ↗

A GitHub repository detailing all amendments to Oregon's primary noncompete statute (ORS 653.295) since its enactment in 1977.

Ajax for Ruby on Rails Forms

Speed and modularity with data-remote forms and JavaScript responses in Ruby on Rails.

Dynamic Autocomplete in Rails 6

Step-by-step tutorial to create an autocomplete field that returns suggestions from a database.

Vim: How Long Will It Take to Learn?

Approaching the classic text editor in a more sustainable light.

Portland's Bicycle Network: Connecting Community

Some thoughts on infrastructure, culture, and people from a decade of riding.

1 To comply with bar regulations: I am licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Oregon. I represent clients in legal matters throughout the state. I also work worldwide on law-related and technology projects that do not require a local jurisdictional license.