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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.

Mr. Zahare is a life-long Alaskan and has been practicing in Anchorage for over 30 years. His practice focus is personal injury, professional liability, and business litigation. He also provides business advice and transactional services to clients throughout Alaska.  Mr. Zahare has achieved the AV Preeminent Rating, the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

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

After more than a decade in the United States Army I made the decision to leave the military and pursue a new career in the law.  I completed my undergraduate work at the University of Alaska Anchorage and traveled with my wife and two small children to Macon, Georgia.  I graduated cum laude from Merrcer University's Walter F. George School of Law in 1999.. Following my graduation from Mercer, I accepted a position with a top national firm in their Atlanta office, focusing on product liability and complex commercial litigation.  Over the course of five years at this firm I represented pharmaceutical manufacturers, contruction product manufacturers, and commercial enterprises involved in high stakes litigation. I represented these clients from the initial pleadings, through the discovery process, the hearing process, the mediation process, and the trial process.  During this period I learned how to properly evaluate cases and advise clients about the strengths of their case and the risks associated with their litigation.  I learned to handle matters efficiently and to pursue the client's goals by involving the client in each important decision, working with the other attorneys in the case when possible, and ardently and aggressively opposing those attorneys when my clients' needs demanded it.. For the full five years in Atlanta I also volunteered 200-300 hours per year with the Atlanta Family Court as a Guardian Ad Litem, representing the best interests of the child in divorces and other custody disputes.. In 2004 we returned to Alaska, where we had spent significant time over the past  20 years enjoying the outdoors and the smaller community.  I soon was accepted into ownership of one of the oldest firms in the state, focusing my practice on insurance defense work for Alaskans, commercial litigation, and the expansion of my family law practice.  In this practice I have spent much more time working with individuals, rather than large institutional clients and I have found my sensitivity to my clients' needs - expressed and unexpressed - has helped me provide effective and valued service to those individuals who placed their faith in me.

Experienced Insurance attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.