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My practice includes contract disputes, construction law, municipal law, and litigation. I have represented clients before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal Maritime Commission. I was born and raised in Anchorage. Before law school I worked for the Alaska State Legislature.  I earned my law degree at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.. I am very active in construction law and the construction community in Alaska.  In 2016 I gave a presentation on insurance to the Annual Alaska Construction Law Seminar.  I have represented owners, contractors, suppliers, bidders, and individuals.  I enjoy any opportunity to help others untangle the legal challenges created within the industry.

I’m a lifelong resident of Alaska. I love Alaska and I’ve enjoyed practicing law in the areas of business and commercial law, corporate law, real estate law and wills, trusts, estate planning and probate law.  I’ve worked extensively with the business community and other residents of Anchorage, and with clients throughout Alaska, since 1978.  I’ve assisted my clients with their corporations and LLCs, with their contracts, with their real estate deals and leases, and with sales and purchase of nearly every kind of business.  I estimate that in my career I have represented buyers and sellers of businesses in over $200 million worth of business sales. I’ve also assisted clients with commercial litigation involving contracts and corporations, real estate deals, titles and foreclosures, and litigation involving trusts and estates. I feel that my work in all of these areas of the law has given me a well-rounded understanding of the legal issues faced by the business community, real estate owners, and those in need of planning their wills and trusts and assistance in settling estates.

I am a lifelong Alaskan, married for to the same woman for 44 years, have 2 adult children and two grandchildren. I grew up in Southeast Alaska where I worked as a fisherman and logger before becoming a lawyer. These experiences help me understand the very real problems my clients face regularly.. Over the last 44 years, I have represented clients before all the courts in Alaska; State District Courts,  Superior Courts and the Alaska Supreme Court, as well the United State District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  I also practice before the Alaska Worker'sCompensation Board. In addition, I am admitted to practice before the United State Supreme Court and the United States Claims Court, both of which are located in Washington, DC.

"Trust" and "my attorney" belong in the same sentence.  For 35 years, I have worked diligently to earn the trust of my clients, in-house counsel, national firms seeking Alaska counsel, judges, and opposing counsel.  Trust that I will treat your legal needs as of paramount importance and take your cause personally whether you are a Fortune 100 corporation, a powerhouse national law firm, a local Alaska business, or an individual facing legal issues and needing professional guidance to run the gauntlet.  Trust that I will deliver the best service I am capable of, in a cost-effective manner, spending your money as I would want others to spend mine - prudently.  Trust that I know what I am doing (if not, I will tell you who in town practices in an area where I do not).. I have had the privilege to defend complex, bet-the-farm catastrophic injury and wrongful death product liability matters for automobile manufacturers, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, recreational vehicle manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, and others.  I have over three decades of broad experience in complex eminent domain and condemnation actions on behalf of landowners.  I have an active practice involving those fields as well as environmental litigation, personal injury litigation (defense), real estate transactions and litigation, and a host of others.. Beyond technical proficiency, I appreciate the need to understand what matters most to my clients, to know that you cannot get the right answer until you figure out what the question is, to have peripheral vision and your radar looking everywhere for creative solutions, and to not be afraid to hear clients, opposing counsel, or judges remark "I've never seen anyone do it that way before" (I get those comments).. I understand the importance of putting myself out of business as quickly as possible, consistent with getting good results, but also being ready, willing and able to try cases to verdict when necessary.  I love what I do and I think it shows.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Anchorage and surrounding areas.