I am an Alaskan litigator who works closely with Alaska ?Native Corporations (ANCs), tribal and state ?governments, public entities, and companies throughout Alaska. I help clients resolve disputes ?involving real estate, contracting, Alaska Native Claims ?Settlement Act (ANCSA) conveyances, torts, and ?intellectual property rights.?My experience working with diverse clientele throughout Alaska ?has given me a thorough understanding of the state's legal ?landscape. Beyond my work with ANCs and Alaskan tribal ?governments, I have represented construction clients challenging ?competitive bid awards; employers looking to protect the ?misappropriation of company property and trade secrets; ?companies aiming to prevent their loss of options to purchase real ?property; and Alaskan school districts seeking legal counsel for ?liability concerns, contractual agreements, and employment issues.?After law school, I clerked for Justice Jim Rice of the Montana Supreme ?Court and U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. I also graduated in the top five ?percent of my graduating law class.?

Bar Admissions

• Oregon State Courts
• Washington State Courts

Education

• Montana State University, Bachelor of Arts degree, Political Science, cum laude (2007)
• University of Montana School of Law, Juris Doctor degree, high honors (2012)

Significant Accomplishments

Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs)

• Represented an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) Village Corporation in defending its U.S.C. § 14(c) procedure and conveyances.
• Served as counsel for multiple ANCs regarding improper proxy solicitations for the annual election of directors by shareholders.

Alaska tribal law

• Obtained dismissal of foreclosure for a federally-recognized tribe after local government attempted to impose real-property taxes on tribal lands.
• Represented a federally-recognized tribe regarding application of federal and state employment laws.

Litigation

• Served as counsel for a city in Alaska against a tort claim brought by a resident who struck a road hazard on a state-maintained roadway and obtained a directed verdict in the client's favor at trial.
• Received a preliminary injunction to prevent a former employee from misappropriating company assets, trade secrets, and other intellectual property and starting a competing business for an oil field services company.
• Represented numerous school districts in employment and tort litigation.
• Obtained a preliminary injunction preventing the termination of an option to purchase real-property with significant mineral extraction potential for a mining company.

• Tribal Provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES)
• Indian Child Welfare Act Goes Before Supreme Court
• Election Law Restriction for ANCs to Remember
• Impacts of H.R. 6201 on Tribal Governments