Attorneys

James M. Gorski

Jim is a member of Hughes Gorski Seedorf Odsen & Tervooren, LLC. He joined the firm upon graduation from law school in 1977. His practice focuses on commercial and corporate transactions, litigation and contract dispute resolution.

In recent years, the transactional practice has extensively involved the representation of both buyers and sellers of businesses throughout the State of Alaska, as well as issues surrounding liquidation of partnership and corporate entities, which has included mediation and trial of complex partnership dissolutions. Since 1996, Jim has also provided representation to several municipal entities (boroughs and cities) where his practice covers a wide range of issues involving public entities.

Jim has an “AV” rating by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating given to attorneys. Jim has also been included in the 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law and Litigation - Real Estate.

EDUCATION

J.D., Willamette University, Oregon, 1977
Associate Editor, Willamette Law Journal, 1976-77
B.A., University of Washington, 1974

BAR ADMISSIONS

Alaska Supreme Court – 1977
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska – 1977
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals – 1979
United States Supreme Court – 1984

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Anchorage Bar Association
Alaska Bar Association
American Bar Association
Fellow – American Bar Foundation

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Present:
Commonwealth North - Member
Chugiak/Eagle River Foundation, Inc. - Board Member

Past:
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation –

Board Member beginning 1995; Chairman 2001 Ex officio board member; 2003 to 2009

Chugiak/Eagle River Parks & Recreation Board of Supervisors – 1998-2008
Anchorage Winter Cities 2004-Board Member and Chairman of

International Mayor’s Conference

Special Olympics World-Wide Games 2001, Inc. - Board Member
Chugiak/Eagle River 1996 Arctic Winter Games Host Society, Inc. –

Board Member and Vice President

LITIGATION EXPERIENCE – REPORTED DECISIONS

Braun v. Borough, 193 P.3d 719 (Alaska 2008)
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska v. Does, 1-6, 141 P.3d 719 (Alaska 2006)
Alaska Civil Liberties Union v. State, 122 P.3d 781 (Alaska 2005) (Amicus Curiae)
Sampson v. State, 31 P.3d 88 (Alaska 2001) (Amicus Curiae)
McAdoo v. Diaz, 884 P.2d 1385 (Alaska 1994)
Bank of California, N.A. v. First American Title Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 1126 (Alaska 1992)
Crissey v. Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, 811 P.2d 1057 (Alaska 1991)
Conrad v. Counsellors Inv. Co., 751 P.2d 10 (Alaska 1988)
Alaska Commercial Fishing & Agriculture Bank v. O/S Alaska Coast, 715 P.2d 707 (Alaska 1986)
State v. F/V Baranof, 677 P.2d 1245 (Alaska (1984)

PUBLICATIONS

“Don’t Forget the Small Print - Choice of Law and Choice of Forum,” The Alaska Journal of Commerce, October 2004

“A Reminder – The State of Alaska Is Also Interested in Charitable Solicitations,” The Alaska Journal of Commerce, October 2003

“Real Property Ownership and the Homestead Exemption,” The Alaska Journal of Commerce, June 2003

“You Can't Wait Forever,” The Alaska Journal of Commerce, July 2002

Changing World of Signed Contracts,” The Alaska Journal of Commerce, June 2001

Business Organizations 101,” The Alaska Journal of Commerce, March 2001

Coauthored Commercial Laws of the World - State Variations – Alaska
(Lester Nelson ed., 1997)


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