Geir Lippestad
- January 10, 2024
- Lawyer
Quick Facts
Geir Lippestad Biography
| Name | Geir Lippestad |
| Birthday | Jun 7 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Hønefoss |
| Home Town | Buskerud |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Spouse | Signe Lippestad |
| Children(s) | Rebekka Lippestad, Mie Lippestad, Lycke Lippestad |
Geir Lippestad is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on June 7, 1964 in Hønefoss, Buskerud, Norway.
Geir Lippestad (born 7 June 1964) is a Norwegian lawyer, politician and social activist. He is most known for his involvement in several high-profile legal cases. As a criminal appellate lawyer, he first became known in 2001 when he acted as defence counsel following the murder of Benjamin Hermansen.
After graduating and receiving his law degree in 1990, Lippestad was employed at a small law-firm in Harestua, a small rural town outside of Oslo. Later he moved to the Association of Norwegian Insurance Companies, where he worked as a legal counsel. Afterwards he, along with a colleague, started a private law- firm based in Nedre Slottsgate street in down-town Oslo. It was while working here that Lippestad first came to the national spotlight, when he represented Ole Nicolai Kvisler, who was later convicted of participation in the racially motivated murder of Benjamin Hermansen in 2002. Kvisler received a 17-year prison sentence.
Geir Lippestad Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Lawyer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Geir Lippestad is one of the richest Lawyer from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Geir Lippestad 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Geir Lippestad was born 7 June 1964 in Hønefoss, in the Ringerike district in Buskerud county. His family name originates from Lippestad farm in Tomter in Østfold. His great grandfather Carl Thorvald Lippestad left the farm and relocated to Oslo at the end of the 19th century. Lippestad’s parents, originally from Nordstrand in Oslo had moved to the village of Heradsbygd outside of Hønefoss, where his father worked as an engineer. When Lippestad was six years old, the family of five moved back to Nordstrand. After finishing high school he enrolled in the University of Oslo, studying law. He obtained the cand.jur. degree in the autumn of 1990.
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Who is Geir Lippestad Dating?
According to our records, Geir Lippestad married to Signe Lippestad. As of December 1, 2023, Geir Lippestad’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2013 he was appointed chairman of the Kirkens Familievern Foundation, a charity which aims to promote family values, as well as offer assistance to families or couples. Its activities also includes strengthening the family, marriage, parenting, relationship and singles’ position in the church and society. He is chairman of Youth For Understanding in Norway, an organization which promotes international peace and tolerance, by exchange programs.
Facts & Trivia
Gennadiy Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Geir Lippestad celebrates birthday on June 7 of every year.
Lippestad is an active member of the Norwegian Labour Party, and has been deputy chair of its Nordstrand local chapter. In April 2013, he was invited as a keynote speaker at the annual Labour party congress. During his speech to the delegates, he spoke about humanity and human values. He sharply criticised the treatment of Roma people in the city of Oslo.
Why did Geir Lippestad defend Anders?
He did it, as he told police, to “protect” the Nordic nation from multiculturalism. After his capture by police, he asked for Lippestad to defend him as once he had defended a neo-Nazi accused of murder. Ole Nicolai Kvisler received 15 years in jail in 2002 for killing Norwegian-Ghanaian teenager Benjamin Hermansen.
Who defended Breivik?
Breivik, who admitted killing 77 people when he bombed central Oslo and then opened fire at an island youth camp, told the court he would not appeal. Anders Breivik’s defence counsel has been describing what it was like to defend Norway’s most notorious mass murderer.
Is viljar Hanssen still alive?
Viljar Hanssen, 27 , was a high school student in Longyearbyen when he became one of the most recognizable survivors of the July 22, 2011, massacre at Utøya. He suffered near-fatal injuries after being shot five times, ultimately losing an eye and suffering severe impairment of his motor functions.
Why did Breivik ask for lippestad?
After his capture by police, he asked for Lippestad to defend him as once he had defended a neo-Nazi accused of murder.
Who is Viljar Hanssen wife?
Christin Kristoffersen (born August 28, 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.