Anchorage Superior Court: Off the Record
Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.0 General, 0.5 Ethics
- Average Rating:
- 62
- Categories:
- Off the Record
- Faculty:
- William Morse | Catherine Easter | Judge Una Sonia Gandbhir | Josie Garton | Adolf Zeman | Philip Shanahan
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Anchorage Superior Court: Off the Record
Original program: Thursday, August 5, 2021
1.0 General and .5 Ethics CLE Credits | CLE #2021-021
Registration Fee: $25
Panel members: Presiding Judge William Morse
Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter
Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir
Superior Court Judge Josie Garton
Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman
Moderated by: Phil Shanahan, Bar Counsel, Alaska Bar Association
The judges will discuss issues of common interest to those who appear before the Superior Court in criminal and civil cases.
Discussion Topics:
- Recent changes in civil and criminal procedure operations
- Status of the Superior Court and how it has adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Advice on best practices for the Superior Court
- The future of in-person Superior Court trials
- Questions from bar members
Faculty
Judge Una Sonia Gandbhir Related Seminars and Products
Judge Gandbhir has served on the Anchorage Superior Court since 2018. She grew up in an extended Indian family outside of Boston. She received her B.A. in English and Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. In 1993 she moved to Anchorage where she practiced in the areas of estate planning, probate, disability and elder law until joining the court system as a Magistrate Judge in 2013. Governor Bill Walker appointed her to the Anchorage Superior Court on July 20th, 2018. She is a member of the Alaska Supreme Court’s Fairness and Access Commission and serves on the Cultural Competence Committee. She is also a member of the National Association of Women Judges.
Philip Shanahan Related Seminars and Products
Bar Counsel
Alaska Bar Association
Phil Shanahan grew up in the Boston area and graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1993. He moved to Alaska shortly after graduation and practiced as a criminal defense attorney in both state and federal courts. After a few years in private practice sharing office space with some of Anchorage’s best and brightest criminal defense and family law attorneys, he joined the Office of Public Advocacy. In 2007 he joined a private criminal defense firm, and opened his own criminal defense practice in 2010. He is a founding member of the Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and served on its Board of Directors for four years, including one year as a marginally-effective Secretary of the Board. He began his role as Bar Counsel with the Alaska Bar Association in December of 2019.
Phil is a diehard fan of all Boston sports teams, but realizes he has an ethical duty to work with even Yankees fans (when absolutely necessary).