Fairbanks, Alaska family law lawyer represented the parties seeking a divorce.


A married couple divorced after roughly five years of marriage. They disagreed about custody of their three children, the valuation of a real estate business, whether the business was marital or separate property, the distribution of the marital property, and the amount of child support payments. The trial... More...    $0 (10-25-2023 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for social security disability benefits by HHS.

On June 9, 2016, plaintiff filed an application for benefits under Title II, alleging that he became disabled on May 12, 2015. Plaintiff alleges that he is disabled due to PTSD, ankle problems, and hearing loss. Plaintiff... More...    $0 (09-18-2023 - AK)

Spokane, WA - Spokane Doctor Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Following a Jury Verdict for 12 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Children

Craig A. Morgenstern, age 47, of Nine Mile Falls, Washington was sentenced to 12 life terms in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of 12 counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. Senior United States District Judge W. Fremming Nielsen also ... More...    $0 (08-08-2016 - AK)

United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that Daniel Alan Brown, 34, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to 15 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime period of supervised release, for distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2).

According to court documents and arguments made during the senten... More...    $0 (10-20-2015 - AK)

United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Daniel Alan Brown, 34, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to 15 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime period of supervised release, for distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2).

According to court documents and arguments made durin... More...    $0 (10-20-2015 - AK)

Michigan Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft By Using Fake Charitable Organizations.

U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that a Michigan man was sentenced in Federal Court in Anchorage for making numerous false statements, identity theft and engaging in a scheme to operate fake charitable organizations.

Alan Michael Bartlett, 46, of O... More...    $0 (10-20-2015 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Michigan Man Convicted Of Fraud And Aggravated identity Theft For Using Fake Charitable Organizations

A Michigan man was convicted by a jury of making numerous false statements, identity theft, and engaging in a scheme to operate fake charitable organizations. Alan Michael Bartlett, 46, from Owosso, Michigan, was found guilty of two counts of mail fraud, 20 counts of bank... More...    $0 (07-28-2015 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska – Herm. Dauelsberg GmbH & Co. KG, a German company, was sentenced in federal court today to pay a total of $750,000 in fines and community service payments for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by intentionally discharging 1,780 gallons of oily water into the sea off the coast of Alaska and then presenting false records to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Herm. Da... More...    $0 (06-03-2015 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Jameane Bolton-Williams, 39, and Joe Murl Douglas, Jr., 54, both of California, have been sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess, as the result of their respective roles in a scheme to steal identities and file false tax returns. Bolton-Williams will serve 82 months in prison and pay restituti... More...    $0 (09-02-2014 - AK)

Anthony Gadson and Willie Wilson appeal their
convictions for conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams
of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute controlled
substances, and possession of firearms in furtherance of their
conspiracy and possession of controlled substances. Wilson
also appeals his conviction for retaliation against a witness.
On appeal, they challeng... More...    $0 (08-19-2014 - AK)

M.P., through his parents, appeals the district court’s ruling that the Anchorage School District (“ASDâ€�) did not deny M.P. a free and appropriate public education (“FAPEâ€�) because the failure to develop an updated Individualized Education Program (“IEPâ€�) was mostly attributable to his “parents’ litigious approach.â€� The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEAâ€�) m... More...    $0 (07-20-2012 - AK)

Parents challenged a school district’s actions regarding their child’s educational program under the Individuals with Disabilities E ducation Act (IDEA). A hearing officer found an IDEA violation but awarded less compensatory education services for the child than the parents requested. On appeal, the superior court affirmed the IDEA violation finding and the compensatory education award. The p... More...    $0 (12-09-2011 - AK)

Defendants Family Centered Services of Alaska (“FCSAâ€�) and its officers filed this interlocutory appeal challenging the district court’s conclusion that FCSA’s Therapeutic Family Homes (“Homesâ€�) are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSAâ€�) and are subject to its overtime provisions. We conclude that the Homes are not covered by that statute because they are not an “instit... More...    $0 (06-23-2011 - AK)

A father appeals a child support judgment from the superior court. The $1,178.75 judgment against him consisted primarily of medical bills incurred on behalf of his child. The medical bills were for natural health care that the child received, and that the mother paid for, in order to treat the child’s autism. The father contests the judgment because it included amounts for nutritional supplemen... More...    $0 (10-08-2010 - AK)

The question of the preemption of state law by federal tobacco legislation has been addressed numerous times. Today, we address the preemption issue in the context of the doctrine of fraudulent joinder, which is invoked to achieve diversity jurisdiction. We hold that the district court erroneously allowed the defendants-appellees to achieve diversity jurisdiction by its incorrect finding that the ... More...    $0 (09-28-2009 - AK)

After the Lower Yukon School District leased twenty acres from Askinuk Corporation on which to build a school in Scammon Bay, Askinuk sued the school district to reform or invalidate the lease. The lease specified a lease rate of one dollar per year, subject to renegotiation after ten years. It also provided that if the parties could not reach mutual agreement upon renegotiation, the original paym... More...    $0 (07-31-2009 - AK)

John Oscar filed a lawsuit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEAâ€�) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (“DEEDâ€�). The lawsuit alleged that DEED violated his rights under the IDEA when it refused to accept his administrative complaint. DEED filed a successful Rule 12(b)(6) motion and the lawsuit was dismissed without p... More...    $0 (09-05-2008 - AK)

A state-employed seaman injured on the job presents a declaratory challenge to AS 09.50.250(5), a recently enacted provision rescinding the state's waiver of sovereign immunity from suits under the federal Jones Act and referring state employees exclusively to the state workers' compensation system. The employee argues that the statute violates the Alaska Constitution's waiver of sovereig... More...    $0 (01-20-2008 - AK)

One January day, Coca-Cola and other private sponsors supported a "Winter Olympics Torch Relay" in Juneau, Alaska. Students were released from school so that they could watch the Olympic torch pass by. Joseph Frederick, then an 18-year-old senior at Juneau-Douglas High School, never made it to school that morning because he got ... More...    $0 (03-14-2006 - AK)

This appeal presents the question whether harassing conduct directed at female employees may violate Title VII in the absence of direct evidence that the harassing conduct or the intent that produced it was because of sex. We hold that offensive conduct that is not facially sex-specific nonetheless may violate Title VII if there is sufficient circumstantial evidence of qualitative and qua... More...    $0 (09-03-2005 - AK)

The Family Recovery Center placed Diana Bryson and Laurence Kompkoff in the same continuing care substance abuse treatment group. According to Bryson, as part of the treatment, the Center encouraged all members of the group to contact and assist each other outside of the group setting. The Center knew that Kompkoff had an extensive criminal history of alcohol-related crimes of violence, inc... More...    $0 (04-26-2004 - AK)

Title 25 U.S.C. § 450e(b) provides that "[a]ny contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant pursuant to [an act] authorizing Federal contracts with or grants to Indian organizations or for the benefit of Indians, shall require that to the greatest extent feasible," preference shall be given to Indians in the employment and training opportunities connected with the grant. This appeal requires us... More...    $0 (12-20-2002 - AK)

These consolidated petitions for review arise out of an automobile accident which occurred when Laura H. Tanner changed lanes and her automobile collided with Vicky Ravijojla Powell's automobile. Tanner was driving a Hertz rental car and was working for Harcourt Brace & Co. at the time of the accident. The trial court granted summary judgment dismissing Powell's vicarious liability claims agai... More...    $0 (11-24-2002 - AK)

One night several months after having stomach surgery, Vicki Marsingill called her surgeon, Dr. James O'Malley, complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. Dr. O'Malley advised Marsingill to go to the emergency room and offered to meet her there, but Marsingill said she felt better and declined to go. Several hours later, Marsingill lost consciousness from an intestinal blockage and suffered perm... More...    $0 (11-24-2002 - AK)

A law firm's clients sued the firm. They claimed, among other things, that the firm was negligent in negotiating a commercial transaction and preparing transactional documents. The law firm moved for complete summary judgment; it submitted in support an expert's report that addressed only the document-preparation claim. When the plaintiffs repeatedly failed to produce expert opinions to oppose ... More...    $0 (09-27-2002 - AK)

William Hunt applied for and was denied outright admission to the Elementary Education Program by the School of Education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Instead, he was granted conditional acceptance. After he was unable to fulfill the conditions of his acceptance, the university removed Hunt from his student teaching class. Hunt appealed this decision to the university academic appeal... More...    $0 (08-15-2002 - AK)

Gerald Goodman sued his former employer in mid-February, 1998 for allegedly discriminating against him by failing to accommodate his physical disability. Was his complaint timely? Because we hold that there are genuine fact disputes about whetherGoodman knew or should have known before late in February 1996, when his application for disability retirement was accepted, that his employer was ref... More...    $0 (12-07-2001 - AK)

Gerald Goodman sued his former employer in mid-February, 1998 for allegedly discriminating against him by failing to accommodate his physical disability. Was his complaint timely? Because we hold that there are genuine fact disputes about whether Goodman knew or should have known before late in February 1996, when his application for disability retirement was accepted, that his employer wa... More...    $0 (12-07-2001 - AK)