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| | Address | | 810 N Street, Suite 300 | | Anchorage, Alaska 99501 | | (Third Judicial District) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 907-276-6100 | | Fax: 907-258-2530 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bpk.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Burr, Pease & Kurtz,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Litigation Practice. Aviation, Banking and Commercial, Bankruptcy, Business, Construction, Employment, Environmental, Probate, Insurance, Maritime, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Land, Real Estate, Emergency Response/Hazardous Substance Spill Law. | | Year Established: 1957 | Firm Profile:
Burr, Pease & Kurtz has represented individuals and businesses in Alaska since 1957. The firm offers experience and expertise in a variety of legal disciplines for national, international and local clients with interests throughout the state and takes pride in its reputation for delivering the highest quality legal services. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Alaska Oil & Gas Association; Alyeska Pipeline Service Company; AK Addiction Rehabilitation Services (Nugen's Ranch); Anchorage Fueling and Service Company; BP Amoco; C.N.A.; Carr Gottstein Properties; Chrysler Financial Corp.; Ford Motor Credit Company; General Electric Credit Corp.; General Motors Acceptance Corporation; Johnson & Johnson; Kemper Insurance Group; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; North Star Terminal & Stevedore Company; Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC); Polar Tankers, Inc.; Republic Insurance; Savage Arms, Inc.; Shipowners' Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association; Shipowners' Protection Ltd.; Providence Health System; TXU Corp.; U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee; Unwin, Scheben, Korynta & Huettl, Inc. (USKH); Wirum Properties LLC; Zurich American Insurance Companies. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | John C. Siemers (Shareholder) born Ames, Iowa, July 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Alaska. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., with distinction, 1973); Yale University (J.D., 1978). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Author: "The Mortgagee's Lien Against Rents," 25 Texas Tech Law Review, 873 (1994). Recognized as Leading Practitioner in Bankruptcy by Chambers and Partners, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business." Member: Alaska (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section, 2001-2003) and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Creditors Rights. Email: John C. Siemers | | Nelson G. Page (Shareholder) born Portland, Oregon, October 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Oregon; 1979, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Oregon and Portland State University (B.S., cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Board of Editors, Georgetown Law Journal, 1977-1978. Member, Supreme Court of Alaska Standing Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, 1988-2001. Member: Alaska (Member, Ethics Committee) and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: F.D.I.C. v. Laidlaw, Op. No. 5386 (Alaska, 2001) Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation. Email: Nelson G. Page | | Michael W. Seville (Shareholder) born Anchorage, Alaska, October 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1984); Arizona State University (J.D., 1988). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Alaska and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law Practice; Products Liability; Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation; Maritime. Email: Michael W. Seville | | David W. Pease (Shareholder) born Anchorage, Alaska, July 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1982); Northeastern University (J.D., 1985). Member: Alaska Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability Defense; Business Law; Products Liability Defense; Maritime Law. Email: David W. Pease | | Thomas P. Owens III (Shareholder) born Durham, North Carolina, April 1, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Alaska. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1987); Duke Law School (J.D., 1990). Senior Editor, Alaska Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: "Employment at Will in Alaska: The Question of Public Policy Torts," 6 Alaska L. Rev. 269 (Dec., 1989). Member: Alaska Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment/Labor Law; Disabilities Law. Email: Thomas P. Owens III | | Margaret R. Russell (Shareholder) born Breckenridge, Minnesota, April 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1990, Arizona; 1998, Alaska. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1967); Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Arizona State University Law Journal. Law Clerk, Chambers, Hon. Robert C. Broomfield, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Margaret R. Russell | | CONTRACT | | Carl H. Johnson (Associate) born Rapid City, South Dakota, February 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Alaska; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1999). Author: "Is the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act a Good Fit for Alaska?," 19 Alaska L.Rev. 339 (2002) (with Pete D.A. Peterson); "A Comity of Errors: Why John v. Baker is Only a Tentative First Step in the Right Direction," 18 Alaska L.Rev. 1 (2001); "When Science is Too Daunting: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Federal Courts, and the Struggling Spirit of Daubert," 11 Vill. Envtl. L.J. 273 (2000); "Balancing Species Protection With Tribal Sovereignty: What Does the Tribal Rights-Endangered Species Order Accomplish?," 83 Minn. L.Rev. 523 (1998). Member: Anchorage (President, 2004), Alaska and American Bar Associations; Roscoe Pound Foundation (Honorary Fellow). [Operations Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy, 1986-1990]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Property Law. Email: Carl H. Johnson | | Leonard R. Anderson (Associate) born Whittier, California, June 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1991); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1994). Law Clerk to Hon. Judge Rene J. Gonzalez, Alaska Superior Court at Anchorage. Member: Alaska (Chairman, Business Law Section, 2003—) and Anchorage (Member, Board of Directors) Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Real Estate. Email: Leonard R. Anderson | | OF COUNSEL | | Donald A. Burr (Of Counsel) born Gurley, Nebraska, November 15, 1925; admitted to bar, 1952, Nebraska; 1956, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1957, Alaska; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S.L., 1950); Creighton University (J.D., 1952). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Anchorage, Alaska, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1965—). Email: Donald A. Burr | | Theodore M. Pease, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Springfield, Massachusetts, June 19, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Massachusetts; 1958, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1961, Alaska, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1951); Harvard University (LL.B., 1957). Member: Alaska Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Theodore M. Pease, Jr. | | L. S. Kurtz, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Toledo, Ohio, February 23, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1956); Stanford University (LL.B., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1958-1959. Member, Alaska Code Revision Commission, 1978-1987. Member, Supreme Court of Alaska Standing Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, 1985-1988. Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1990—. Member: Anchorage and Alaska (Member, Board of Governors, 1970-1974; Vice President, 1972-1973; President, 1973-1974; Member, Real Estate Section) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law. Email: L. S. Kurtz, Jr. | | Charles P. Flynn (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, April 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Alaska, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 1965); Harvard University (LL.B., 1968). Member: Anchorage, Alaska (Chairman, Ethics Committee, U.S. District Court, 1972-1983) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation (State and Federal Courts); Environmental and Oil Spill Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Charles P. Flynn | | Ann C. Liburd (Of Counsel) born Seattle, Washington, February 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Alaska, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: American University (B.A., 1968); University of Washington (J.D., 1976). Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1998; Vice-chair, Programs, Publications Committee, 2005—. Member: Anchorage, Alaska (Member, Executive Committee, Co-chair, 2002-2004, Real Estate Section) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law. Email: Ann C. Liburd |
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