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elcome to the second annual Alaska Business Legal Elite! This list features Alaska’s most talented lawyers, as nominated by their peers.
Earlier this year, we invited licensed Alaskan lawyers to nominate fellow professionals whom they think excel in providing legal services. Once the online survey was complete, a third-party data collection specialist verified that the nominated individuals have a current law license. The final list of Legal Elite represents the most notable practicing lawyers in the state, selected by those who are intimately knowledgeable about what it takes to excel in the field.
Lawyers named among the Legal Elite occupy a range of roles, from working at government agencies or traditional law firms to corporate counsel or “hang a shingle” small practices. This list is not a directory of attorneys for hire; many would be happy to provide legal services to any client, but some already have briefcases full with other business. What this list represents is the cream of the legal industry crop in Alaska.
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ALASKA NATIVE LAWLee BaxterSchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Philip BlumsteinLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Anna Chapman CraryLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Kevin M. CuddyStoel RivesAnchorage
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Jon M. DeVoreBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Heather Kendall-MillerNative American Rights FundAnchorage
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Whitney A. LeonardSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Kay E. Maassen GouwensSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Andrew MarchSchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Matt MeadLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Lloyd B. MillerSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Richard D. MonkmanSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanJuneau
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Nicholas OstrovskyAhtna, Inc.Anchorage
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Bonnie J. PaskvanDorsey & WhitneyAnchorage
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Rebecca A. PattersonSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Elizaveta Barrett RistrophRistroph Law, Planning, and ResearchAllakaket
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Christopher SlotteeSchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Geoff D. StrommerHobbs, Straus, Dean & WalkerAnchorage
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Michael WalleriJason Weiner and AssociatesFairbanks
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Christine WilliamsOutlook LawAnchorage
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APPELLATE LAWWhitney A. BrownStoel RivesAnchorage
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Jennifer M. CoughlinLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Andy EricksonLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Matthew T. FindleyAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Kirsten Kinegak-FridayAlaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage
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Mara E. MichaletzBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Michelle S. NesbettBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Aimee OravecDoyon UtilitiesFairbanks
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William R. Satterberg Jr.Satterberg Law OfficesFairbanks
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John M. StarkeyLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Will WrightSchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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ARCTIC LAWRichard A. CamilleriUkpeaġvik Iñupiat CorporationAnchorage
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Elizabeth Saagulik HensleyNANA Regional CorporationAnchorage
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AVIATION MARITIME & TRANSPORTATIONPeter J. CaltagironeCaltagirone LegalAnchorage
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Brent R. ColeLaw Office of Brent R. ColeAnchorage
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Molly HenrySchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Mark C. ManningMark C. ManningAnchorage
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Jack PoulsonPoulson & WoolfordJuneau
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Robert L. RichmondRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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Michael S. SchechterAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Lanning M. TruebTrueb Berne & BeardAnchorage
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Marc G. WilhelmRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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BANKRUPTCY LAWAustin K. BarronStep Two LawAnchorage
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Michelle BoutinLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Jennifer HollandLaw Offices of Jennifer L. HollandAnchorage
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Robert H. Hume Jr.Landye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Bruce A. MooreLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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BUSINESS LAWWilliam M. BankstonBankston Gronning Brecht Attorneys at LawAnchorage
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Andrea N. CanfieldStoel RivesAnchorage
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Ken CiccoliNorth Star Law GroupAnchorage
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Peter M. DiemerClayton & DiemerAnchorage
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Zoe A. EisbergBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Michael GeraghtyHolland & HartAnchorage
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Michael A. GrishamDorsey & WhitneyAnchorage
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John D. KauffmanStoel RivesAnchorage
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Cole M. LindemannManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Julian L. MasonAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Mark P. MelchertJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Michael R. MillsDorsey & WhitneyAnchorage
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Abigail E. O’ConnorPeak Trust CompanyAnchorage
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Michael PariseLane PowellAnchorage
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Brian RiekkolaNorth Star Law GroupAnchorage
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Michael RoseNorth Star Law GroupAnchorage
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A. William SaupeAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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James E. TorgersonStoel RivesAnchorage
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Christopher WALKERFaulkner BanfieldJuneau
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Thomas V. WangAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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CORPORATE COUNSELStephanie AicherCook Inlet Region, Inc.Anchorage
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William H. BittnerBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Peter BoskofskyKoniagAnchorage
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Siena CarusoChenega CorporationAnchorage
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Walter FeatherlyCalista CorporationAnchorage
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Kristy A. GarrettBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Jessica GrahamGlobal Credit UnionAnchorage
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Lindsey HolmesNANA NorthAnchorage
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Alexander J. KubitzLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Donald W. McClintockAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Robert MisulichThe Aleut CorporationAnchorage
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Melanie OsborneAlyeska Pipeline Service CompanyAnchorage
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Danielle RymanBering Straits Native CorporationAnchorage
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Peter ScullySchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Sarah ShineArctic Slope Regional CorporationAnchorage
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Natasha SinghAlaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage
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Moira SmithENSTAR Natural Gas CompanyAnchorage
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Allen ToddDoyon, LimitedFairbanks
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EMPLOYMENT LAWSuzanne A. AdlerBankston Gronning Brecht Attorneys at LawAnchorage
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Jennifer C. AlexanderBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Jack DayDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Kim DunnLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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William A. EarnhartBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Bill EvansSedor Wendlandt Evans & FilippiAnchorage
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Gregory S. FisherLittler MendelsonAnchorage
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David M. FreemanHolmes Weddle & BarcottAnchorage
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Eva R. GardnerAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Elizabeth P. HodesDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Kristal LeonardDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Michael O’BrienDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Renea SaadeArctic Slope Regional CorporationAnchorage
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Howard TrickeySchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Patti A. VeceraDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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ENVIRONMENTAL NATURAL RESOURCESShannon M. BleicherStoel RivesAnchorage
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Scott BroadwellDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Eric B. FjelstadPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Tina M. GrovierStoel RivesAnchorage
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Michael JungreisReeves AmodioAnchorage
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Jonathon KatcherPope & KatcherAnchorage
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John D. KaufmanStoel RivesAnchorage
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Cameron Mileham LeonardPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Lynn T. ManolopoulosDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Connie Sue MartinSchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Ramona L. MonroeStoel RivesAnchorage
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Hannah PatonPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Herbert RaySchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Elena RomerdahlPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Matthew SingerSchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE LAWPeter B. BrautigamManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Ann M. BrunerDurrell Law GroupAnchorage
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BethAnn Boudah ChapmanFaulkner BanfieldJuneau
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Maribeth ConwayManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Blyss CruzCruz LawAnchorage
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Stephen GreerStephen Greer LawAnchorage
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Heidi HolmesHompesch Evans & AverettFairbanks
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Melanie Iverson KaufmanFoley & PearsonAnchorage
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Karl A. KaufmanLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Christopher P. LauerManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Robert L. ManleyManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Steven T. O’HaraO’Hara Tax LawyerAnchorage
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William M. PearsonFoley & PearsonAnchorage
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Stuart Cameron RaderIngaldson FitzgeraldAnchorage
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Chelsea Ray RiekkolaFoley & PearsonAnchorage
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David RohlfingShaftel DelmanAnchorage
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Elizabeth Smith49th Estate PlanningJuneau
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Ashley SundquistSundquist LawAnchorage
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Tonja WoelberWoelber & AssociatesAnchorage
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ETHICS & COMPLIANCEErin RoseDoyon, Limited
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FAMILY LAWDorothea G. AgueroDorothea G. Aguero, Attorney at LawAnchorage
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Rachel K. BerngarttBaxter Bruce & SullivanJuneau
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Sarah Kathryn BryanShortell LawAnchorage
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Marc ChickloChicklo Law GroupAnchorage
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Nicole DaussinThe Law Office of Nicole DaussinWasilla
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Lindsey N. DupuisThe Law Office of Lindsey N. DupuisAnchorage
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Maurice Nathaniel EllisLaw Office of Maurice N. EllisAnchorage
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Michael GershelLaw Offices of Michael GershelAnchorage
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Adam GulkisNorth Star Law GroupAnchorage
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Megan HiserChicklo Law GroupAnchorage
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Ryan LonerganStohler & LonerganPalmer
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Kara A. NyquistNyquist Law GroupAnchorage
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Stefan OttersonOtterson Law & MediationAnchorage
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D. Patrick PhillipCarlson Law GroupAnchorage
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Danee L. PontiousPontious Law OfficesAnchorage
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Margaret RogersRogers Law GroupFairbanks
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Gabriel E. SassoonBaxter Bruce & SullivanJuneau
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Caitlin ShortellShortell LawAnchorage
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Joe TowsleeBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Jason WeinerJason Weiner and AssociatesFairbanks
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GOVERNMENT & ADMINISTRATIVEAisha BrayState of Alaska – Department of Law
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Kevin R. FeldisPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Scott KendallCashion Gilmore & LindemuthAnchorage
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Leslie R. NeedLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Aaron PetersonState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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Jessica SpuhlerBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Holly C. WellsBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Matthew C. WidmerBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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HEALTHCARE LAWCarolyn HeymanSedor Wendlandt Evans & FilippiAnchorage
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Timothy J. LambDelaney WilesAnchorage
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Donna M. MeyersDelaney WilesAnchorage
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IMMIGRATION LAWJulie FieldsFields Immigration Law OfficeAnchorage
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Margaret D. StockCascadia Cross Border Law GroupAnchorage
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSJonathan WardSchwabe, Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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LITIGATIONBrewster H. JamiesonLane PowellAnchorage
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James N. LeikPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Jackson MorawskiLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Jeffrey W. RobinsonLane PowellAnchorage
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Connor SmithStoel RivesAnchorage
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PERSONAL INJURYDavid Karl GrossBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Kenneth M. GutschRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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Marc W. JuneLaw Office of Marc JuneAnchorage
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Robert J. JurasekPentlarge Law GroupAnchorage
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Michael KramerKramer & CosgroveAnchorage
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Rebecca LindemannRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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James NolanRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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Neil T. O’DonnellCascadia Cross Border Law GroupAnchorage
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Peter SandbergIngaldson FitzgeraldAnchorage
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Michael J. SchneiderLaw Office of Michael J. SchneiderAnchorage
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Meg SimonianDillon Findley & SimonianAnchorage
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Jason SkalaLaw Office of Jason SkalaAnchorage
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Aaron D. SperbeckBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Robert StoneRobert Stone Law OfficeAnchorage
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Richard VollertsenAtkinson Conway & GagnonAnchorage
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PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAWWiley CasonHolland & HartAnchorage
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Adam W. CookBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Traeger MachetanzDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Anne Marie TavellaDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORYJP WoodDillon Findley & SimonianAnchorage
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REAL ESTATE LAWSarah A. BadtenBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Lauren Sommer BoskofskyLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Sarah C. GillstromDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Casey K. GilmoreLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Joshua D. HodesLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Doug A. KaretBankston Gronning Brecht Attorneys at LawAnchorage
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Barbara Simpson KraftDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Rebecca E. LipsonAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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James H. McCollumMcCollum & RoundsAnchorage
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Michael J. SchwarzBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Benjamin W. SpiessLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Steven TervoorenHughes White Colbo & TervoorenAnchorage
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Ryan J. ThomasLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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TAXATION LAWJonathan E. IversenStoel RivesAnchorage
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Christy LeeLaw Offices of Christy LeeAnchorage
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Francis Steven MahoneyManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Charles F. SchuetzeManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATIONAmanda K. EklundEklund Law OfficeAnchorage
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Justin S. EpplerLaw Office of Justin S. EpplerAnchorage
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Bryan HaugstadHaugstad Advocacy & Litigation OfficeAnchorage
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Rebecca Holdiman-MillerHolmes Weddle & BarcottAnchorage
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Carson HoneycuttHoneycutt LawAnchorage
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Michelle M. MeshkeMeshke Paddock & BudzinskiAnchorage
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Adam SadoskiMeshke Paddock & BudzinskiAnchorage
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Stacey StoneHolmes Weddle & BarcottAnchorage
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Martha TansikMeshke Paddock & BudzinskiAnchorage
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Zane D. WilsonCSG, Inc.Fairbanks