
We invited licensed Alaskan lawyers to nominate fellow professionals whom they think excel in providing legal services. A third-party data collection specialist verified that the nominated individuals have a current law license. The final list of Legal Elite represents 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 of other business. What this list does represent is the cream of the legal industry crop in Alaska.
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Alaska Native LawAndrew MarchGana-A’YooAnchorage
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Anna Chapman CraryLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Bonnie J. PaskvanDorsey & WhitneyAnchorage
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Christopher SlotteeSchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Connor SmithStoel RivesAnchorage
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Elizaveta Barrett RistrophRistroph Law-Planning and ResearchFairbanks
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Geoff D. StrommerHobbs Straus Dean & WalkerAnchorage
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Heather Kendall-MillerNative American Rights FundAnchorage
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James J. Davis Jr.Northern Justice ProjectAnchorage
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Jon M. DeVoreBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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K. Amanda SaundersSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Kevin M. CuddyStoel RivesAnchorage
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Lee BaxterSchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Lloyd B. MillerSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Maggie MasseyKawerak, Inc.Anchorage
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Maude BlairAlaska Native Justice CenterAnchorage
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Michael WalleriJason Weiner and AssociatesFairbanks
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Natasha SinghAlaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage
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Philip BlumsteinLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Rebecca A. PattersonSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Richard D. MonkmanSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanJuneau
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River E.M. SterneLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Russell L. WinnerWinner & AssociatesAnchorage
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Steven C. WilfongSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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Vanessa NormanDoyon, LimitedAnchorage
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Whitney A. LeonardSonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & MonkmanAnchorage
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William H. BittnerBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Appellate LawAndy EricksonLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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David WilkinsonState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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James E. TorgersonStoel RivesAnchorage
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Jennifer M. CoughlinLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Jessica AllowayState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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Laura FoxState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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Matthew SingerSchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Matthew T. FindleyAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Michelle S. NesbettBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Sarah SchirackPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Whitney A. BrownStoel RivesAnchorage
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Aviation, Maritime & TransportationBrent R. ColeLaw Office of Brent R. ColeAnchorage
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Jack PoulsonPoulson & WoolfordJuneau
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Lanning M. TruebTrueb Berne & BeardAnchorage
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Marc G. WilhelmRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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Mark C. ManningMark C. ManningAnchorage
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Michael S. SchechterAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Molly HenrySchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Peter J. CaltagironeCaltagirone LegalAnchorage
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Robert L. RichmondRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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William WrightSchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Bankruptcy LawAustin K. BarronStep Two LawAnchorage
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Bruce A. MooreLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Jennifer L. HollandLaw Offices of Jennifer L. HollandAnchorage
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Michelle BoutinLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Robert H. Hume Jr.Landye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Business LawA. William SaupeAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Andrea N. CanfieldStoel RivesAnchorage
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Jason M. BrandeisBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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John D. KauffmanStoel RivesAnchorage
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Julian L. MasonAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Ken CiccoliInlet LawHomer
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Leslie R. NeedLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Matthew BlockBlock Law OfficeAnchorage
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Michael A. GrishamDorsey & WhitneyAnchorage
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Michael GeraghtyHolland & HartAnchorage
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Michael PariseBallard SpahrAnchorage
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Michael R. MillsDorsey & WhitneyAnchorage
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Robert A. SparksThe Law Office of Robert A. SparksFairbanks
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Scott J. GerlachJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Thomas V. WangAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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William M. BankstonManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Zoe A. EisbergBallard SpahrAnchorage
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Chief Fiduciary OfficerAbigail O’ConnorPeak Trust CompanyAnchorage
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Corporate CounselAlexander J. KubitzLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Allen ToddDoyon, LimitedFairbanks
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Jamie N. ConwayStoel RivesAnchorage
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Jared GardnerASRC Energy ServicesAnchorage
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Jessica GrahamGlobal Credit UnionAnchorage
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Joshua BergArctic Slope Regional CorporationAnchorage
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Kayla TannerArctic Slope Regional CorporationAnchorage
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Kristy A. GarrettBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Lindsey HolmesNana NorthAnchorage
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Melanie OsborneAlyeska Pipeline Service CompanyAnchorage
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Nicholas OstrovskyAhtna, Inc.Anchorage
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Pamela KeelerChugach Alaska CorporationAnchorage
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Peter BoskofskyKoniagAnchorage
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Richard A. CamilleriUIC AlaskaAnchorage
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Robert MisulichThe Aleut CorporationAnchorage
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Siena CarusoChenega CorporationAnchorage
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Stephanie AicherCook Inlet Region, Inc.Anchorage
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Walter FeatherlyCalista CorporationAnchorage
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CYBER BLOCKCHAIN & TECHNOLOGY LAWKevin R. FeldisPerkins CoieAnchorage
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ELDER LAWIlona BessenyeyBessenyey & Van TuynAnchorage
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EMPLOYMENT LAWAllen ClendanielSedor Wendlandt Evans & FilippiAnchorage
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Bill EvansSedor Wendlandt Evans & FilippiAnchorage
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Brewster H. JamiesonBallard SpahrAnchorage
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David M. FreemanHolmes Weddle & BarcottAnchorage
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Elizabeth P. HodesDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Gregory S. FisherLittler MendelsonAnchorage
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Howard TrickeySchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Jack DayDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Janel WrightState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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Jennifer C. AlexanderBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Kristal GrahamDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Laura FisherAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Megan N. SandoneJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Michael O’BrienDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Patti A. VeceraDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Renea I. SaadeArctic Tern HR SolutionsAnchorage
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Ryan A. StuartJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Sara L. BloomLaw Office of Sara L. BloomAnchorage
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Sarah E. JosephsonJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Sarah Jane ShineHolland & HartAnchorage
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William A. EarnhartBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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ENVIRONMENTAL NATURAL RESOURCESAaron PetersonState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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Ashley DonovanTrustees for AlaskaAnchorage
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Cody B. DoigStoel RivesAnchorage
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Colleen MooreReeves AmodioAnchorage
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Connie Sue MartinSchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Elena RomerdahlPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Eric B. FjelstadPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Hannah PatonPerkins CoieAnchorage
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Jennifer CurrieState of Alaska – Environmental SectionAnchorage
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Jim ShineHolland & HartAnchorage
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Jon KatchenHolland & HartAnchorage
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Lynn T. ManolopoulosDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Mary GramlingState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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Ramona L. MonroeStoel RivesAnchorage
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Scott BroadwellDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Shannon M. BleicherStoel RivesAnchorage
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Susan ReevesReeves AmodioAnchorage
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Tina M. GrovierStoel RivesAnchorage
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Walker StanovskyDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Zjok DurstState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE LAWAllison StricklandCruz LawAnchorage
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Ann BrunerDurrell Law GroupAnchorage
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Ashley SundquistSundquist LawAnchorage
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Brian DurrellDurrell Law GroupAnchorage
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Chelsea Ray RiekkolaFoley & PearsonAnchorage
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Connie A. AschenbrennerLaw Office of Constance A. AschenbrennerAnchorage
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Karl A. KaufmanLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Maribeth ConwayManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Peter B. BrautigamManley Brautigam BankstonAnchorage
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Valerie M. TherrienValerie M. Therrien Attorney at LawFairbanks
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William M. PearsonFoley & PearsonAnchorage
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ETHICS & COMPLIANCEMatthew StinsonState of Alaska – Department of LawAnchorage
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Renee WardlawBristol Bay Native CorporationAnchorage
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FAMILY LAWCaitlin ShortellShortell LawAnchorage
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Charles J. GuntherChicklo Law GroupAnchorage
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D. Patrick PhillipCarlson Law GroupAnchorage
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Danee L. PontiousPontious Law OfficesAnchorage
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Gary R. EschbacherEschbacher & EschbacherAnchorage
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Joe TowsleeBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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John ShermanSherman Law OfficeAnchorage
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Justin R. EschbacherEschbacher & EschbacherAnchorage
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Kara A. NyquistNyquist Law GroupAnchorage
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Kathryn Ruff SodenAlaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual AssaultJuneau
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Kristin FarleighJason Weiner and AssociatesFairbanks
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Lindsey N. DupuisThe Law Office of Lindsey N. DupuisAnchorage
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Lori ColbertColbert Family LawAnchorage
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Marc ChickloChicklo Law GroupAnchorage
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Margaret RogersRogers Law GroupFairbanks
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Maurice Nathaniel EllisLaw Office of Maurice N. EllisAnchorage
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Megan HiserChicklo Law GroupAnchorage
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Michael GershelLaw Office of M. GershelAnchorage
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Seth DinkelDinkel LawWasilla
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GOVERNMENT & ADMINISTRATIVEAdam W. CookBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Christian CarpenetiHolland & HartAnchorage
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Eva GardnerMunicipality of AnchorageAnchorage
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Holly C. WellsBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Jessica SpuhlerBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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John P. WoodDillon Findley & SimonianAnchorage
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Matt MeadLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Matthew C. WidmerBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Matthew PrieksatUS Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska DistrictJBER
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Max D. HolmquistJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Robert PalmerMunson, Cacciola & SeverinAnchorage
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Scott KendallCashion Gilmore & LindemuthAnchorage
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HEALTHCARE LAWCarolyn HeymanSedor Wendlandt Evans & FilippiAnchorage
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Casey WillittsAlaska Legal Services CorporationAnchorage
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Donna M. MeyersFarley & GravesAnchorage
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Jane SauerJane Sauer LawAnchorage
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Mara E. MichaletzBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Peter M. DiemerClayton & DiemerAnchorage
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IMMIGRATION LAWAnna TaylorAlaska Institute for JusticeAnchorage
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Julie FieldsFields Immigration Law OfficeAnchorage
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Margaret D. StockCascadia Cross Border Law GroupAnchorage
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSJonathan WardSlater MatsilAnchorage
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MEDIATION & ARBITRATIONDana FabeFabe Dispute ResolutionAnchorage
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Glenn E. CravezLaw Office of Glenn E. CravezAnchorage
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Jeffrey W. RobinsonBallard SpahrAnchorage
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NEW LAWYERSArina FillapenkoBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Chris B. BrunoJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Danika WatsonDorsey & WhitneyAnchorage
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Dylan Hitchcock-LopezAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Dylan KruegerState of Alaska – Department of LawJuneau
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Jacob B. GerrishStoel RivesAnchorage
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Molly GuntherSchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Olivia WellsRogers Law GroupFairbanks
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Sarah Kathryn BryanShortell LawAnchorage
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Stephanie HuangAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Steve TennisonDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Will CrowtherHolland & HartAnchorage
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Zach ForresterSchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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PERSONAL INJURYAaron D. SperbeckBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Colin StricklandFarnsworth & VanceAnchorage
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Daniel E. LibbeyLibbey Law OfficesAnchorage
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David Karl GrossBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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James NolanRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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Jeff BarberAlaska Personal Injury AttorneysAnchorage
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John Foster WallaceZimmerman & WallaceFairbanks
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Kenneth M. GutschRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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Mark ChoateChoate Law FirmJuneau
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Meg SimonianDillon Findley & SimonianAnchorage
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Michael KramerKramer & CosgroveAnchorage
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Peter SandbergSandberg & PaceAnchorage
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Rebecca LindemannRichmond & QuinnAnchorage
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Richard VollertsenAtkinson Conway & GagnonAnchorage
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Robert StoneRobert Stone LawAnchorage
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William R. Satterberg Jr.The Law Offices of William R. Satterberg Jr.Fairbanks
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PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAWAnne Marie TavellaDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Doug KaretLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Jackson MorawskiLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Traeger MachetanzDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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William CasonHolland & HartAnchorage
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REAL ESTATE LAWBenjamin W. SpiessLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Brandon C. MarxLaw Office of Brandon C. MarxSitka
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Donald W. McClintockAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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James WrightJames B. Wright & AssociatesAnchorage
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Joshua D. HodesLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Lauren Sommer BoskofskyLandye Bennett BlumsteinAnchorage
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Mark P. MelchertJermain Dunnagan & OwensAnchorage
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Matthew CooperDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Michael J. SchwarzBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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Michael JungreisReeves AmodioAnchorage
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Peter ScullySchwabe Williamson & WyattAnchorage
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Rebecca E. LipsonAshburn & MasonAnchorage
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Robert K. Reges Jr.Reeves AmodioAnchorage
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Sarah C. GillstromDavis Wright TremaineAnchorage
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Suzanne CherotBirch Horton Bittner & CherotAnchorage
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TAXATION LAWCasey Carruth-HincheyShafftel DelmanAnchorage
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Jonathan E. IversenStoel RivesAnchorage
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Nelson G. PageAlaska Bar AssociationAnchorage
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATIONAaron M. SandoneMeshke Paddock & BudzinskiAnchorage
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Adam SadoskiMeshke Paddock & BudzinskiAnchorage
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Amanda K. EklundEklund Law OfficeAnchorage
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Bryan HaugstadHaugstad Advocacy & Litigation OfficeAnchorage
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Carson HoneycuttHoneycutt LawAnchorage
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Heather M. BrownFranich Law OfficeFairbanks
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J John FranichFranich Law OfficeFairbanks
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Lee D. GoodmanThe Law Office of Lee D. GoodmanAnchorage
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Martha TansikMeshke Paddock & BudzinskiAnchorage
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Michelle M. MeshkeMeshke Paddock & BudzinskiAnchorage
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Robert M. BeconovichFranich Law OfficeFairbanks
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Stacey StoneHolmes Weddle & BarcottAnchorage
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Zane D. WilsonCSGFairbanks

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