MEMBERS OF FIRM
Ronald L. Bliss (Member) born Hastings, Michigan, August 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Washington; 1976, Alaska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1970); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member: Alaska, Washington State Bar Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Practice Areas: Aviation; Health Care; Civil Trial and Appellate Practice.Email: Ronald L. Bliss
James K. Wilkens (Member) born Northfield, Minnesota, October 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Iowa; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, Alaska, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1977); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1980). Member: Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Drake Law Review, 1979-1980. Trial Lawyer, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, D.C., 1980-1984. Member: Alaska, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Counsel of Alaska; Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Practice Areas: Aviation; Commercial; Insurance; Tax; General Civil Trial.Email: James K. Wilkens
Alfred Clayton, Jr. (Member) born Seward, Alaska, May 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Alaska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Linfield College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Law Clerk, Alaska Supreme Court Justice, Allen T. Compton, 1991-1992. Member: Alaska Bar Association; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Practice Areas: Commercial; Insurance; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice.Email: Alfred Clayton, Jr.
OF COUNSEL
Maryanne Boreen (Of Counsel) born Charleston, South Carolina, June 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Alaska; 2002, California. Education: Western Washington University (B.S., 1985); University of Oregon (M.S., 1988; J.D., 1988); University of California, San Diego (M.F.A., 1998). Member: Alaska Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Maryanne Boreen
ASSOCIATE
Gregory S. Hunt (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2008, Alaska. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.A., 1994); Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Alaska Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Gregory S. Hunt
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Nanette Shearer born New Orleans, Louisiana, June 3, 1957; Education: Southwest Texas State University (Paralegal Certificate, 1976); University of Alberta.Email: Nanette Shearer
Mary K. Hasbrouck born Midland, Michigan, August 8, 1956; Education: University of Montana (B.A., Anthropology, 1979); Des Moines College of Law (Paralegal Certificate, 1984). Member: National Association of Legal Assistants; International Association of Legal Assistants; American Association for Paralegal Education. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Anastasia Stocker born Anchorage, Alaska, February 20, 1973; Education: University of Alaska (B.A. in Justice, 2002); University of Alaska (Paralegal Certificate, 2005).Email: Anastasia Stocker
Carolyn A. Thomas born Charlotte, North Carolina, 1952; Education: University of Alaska (Paralegal Certificate, 2006).Email: Carolyn A. Thomas