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Prior to joining Cashion Gilmore LLC, of counsel, Mera worked at the law firm of Ashburn & Mason where she focused on building a civil litigation practice and assisted in the firm's oil and gas litigation and regulatory practices.  Mera's work at Ashburn & Mason included successfully representing a local business through a contentious muti-week jury trial.. Mera previously worked at the Office of Public Advocacy, Criminal Division, in the area of public criminal defense.  Mera's jury trail results included acquittals for individuals charged with DUI, property offenses, assault, and controlled substance offenses.. Mera received a B.A. in English Literature from Smith College in 2000 where she was recognized for being among the top 5% of her class.  She received a J.D. from the University of Washington in 2004 before returning home to Alaska.

PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Defense, to include Bad Faith, Commercial, Residential, Automobile, and Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Defense; Arson; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Agents' and Brokers' Liability; Construction Defect; and Administrative Law.. Trial experience includes multiple trials inAlaskainvolving such issues as coverage opinions, automobile accidents, bad faith, underinsured motorist coverage, products liability, and wrongful termination, and appellate experience before the Alaska Supreme Court, Alaska Court of Appeals, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

I am a lifelong Alaskan and try to hike the Chugach Range as time allows.