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As one of Southeast Alaska's leading criminal defense attorney, Julie Willoughby is in court nearly every day working and fighting for her clients. Julie Willoughby zealously, efficiently, and intelligently represents Alaskans accused of crimes, from serious felonies such as homicide, drugs, sex crimes, arson, theft, and assault to misdemeanors such as DUI, domestic violence, or Fish and Game offenses.. Julie Willoughby is a second generation Alaskan who lives and works in Juneau and practices exclusively criminal law throughout Southeast Alaska. As such, she is frequently the first Lawyer that local Alaskans call when they, or a loved one, is accused of a crime.. Julie Willoughby is a Stanford Law School Graduate, former Alaska Supreme Court Law Clerk, Superior Court Law Clerk, Constitutional Law Professor and former Assistant District Attorney. She has many years of experience successfully representing clients in the Alaska Criminal Justice system both in State and Federal Courts.

Nick grew up in Juneau.  He went to school at Mendenhall River Community School, Floyd Dryden Middle School, and graduated from Juneau Douglas High School in 1997.. Before opening his law office, Nick was an Assistant District Attorney for the State of Alaska for almost eight years.  Nick was a prosecutor in Ketchikan from 2007-2012 and in Juneau from 2012-2015.  He handled all types of cases from speeding tickets to homicides, and he was the primary prosecutor for fish and game offenses during his time in both Ketchikan and Juneau.. Nick has conducted and won jury trials in Craig, Haines, Hoonah, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, and Petersburg, and in front of every judge in Southeast Alaska.

Katie completed her undergraduate education in 2004 at New York University where she graduated cum laude. Katie then went on to the prestigious Northwestern University School of Law. It was here that Katie learned, while working on death penalty cases, that the client is the most important focus in each and every case.. After graduating cum laude from Northwestern Law, she continued developing her practice at the Miami Dade Public Defender’s Office. During her five years in Miami, she represented thousands of adult and juvenile clients charged with misdemeanor offenses, like DUI and assault, to life felonies, including homicide and sexual assault. She was a founding member of the Task Force on Forensic Litigation and received national attention when she was featured on an episode of the A&E TV show ‘After the First 48’ where she successfully convinced a judge to dismiss her client’s murder case.. Having grown up in the mountains of Colorado, Katie ultimately decided to leave Miami for the scenery and seasons for which Alaska is so well known. Since arriving in the Kenai area, she has worked for Alaska Legal Services, where she expanded her practice to include civil litigation in areas such as divorce and custody, child in need of aid, probate, protective proceedings and estates and later provided the same services as a contract attorney at Walton, Theiler & Winegarden. From attacking eye-witness identifications and the forensic sciences to resolving a family dispute, Katie is adept at litigating the particular issues involved in your criminal or civil case. With experience trying dozens of jury and non-jury trials, negotiating hundreds of case resolutions, and taking thousands of depositions, Katie is a vigorous advocate who will fight for you.