Ethical Traps and How to Avoid Them

Jahna Lindemuth Related Seminars and Products

Cashion Gilmore & Lindemuth

Ms. Lindemuth started her new role as Attorney General for the State of Alaska on August 8,2016.Before becoming Attorney General, she spent 18 years in private practice at Dorsey & Whitney, LLP. Asa partner in the commercial litigation group, she represented clients in complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and private arbitrations. Her work brought her before the Alaska Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on many occasions, helping to hone her skills in legal research, writing, and oral argument. She has broad experience in many types of law including oil and gas, consumer protection, Alaska Native law issues including the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, ethics and fiduciary duty issues and telecommunications. Clients have commended Ms. Lindemuth’s “strategic approach” to dispute resolution,as well as her invaluable insight, problem solving skills, and excellent judgment.

Ms. Lindemuth’s advocacy and leadership have earned her the respect of clients, opposing counsel, the judiciary, and industry media organizations. In addition to being AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, she was named as a Top 10 Attorney in Alaska for 2014 and 2015 by Super Lawyers, a Local Litigation Starby Benchmark Litigation for 2013-2015, one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation for 2012-2015, and is ranked Tier One by Chambers USA.

While keeping up a full caseload, she donated many hours providing pro bono legal services to clients who could not afford an attorney, including representing one of the Fairbanks Four in a post-conviction relief proceeding in 2015. In reaching a settlement with the State of Alaska in December 2015, she secured the Fairbanks Four’s release after eighteen years of imprisonment and the court vacated their convictions.

Ms. Lindemuth managed Dorsey’s Anchorage office for eight years before leaving Dorsey to become Alaska's Attorney General, and was recognized for her leadership skills. For example, she was named Partner of the Year at Dorsey in 2012 because of her effective mentorship of junior attorneys.

Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Ms. Lindemuth obtained her J.D. from University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law) in 1997, graduating Order of the Coif, and clerked for the Honorable Robert L. Eastaugh on the Alaska Supreme Court from 1997 to 1998. Ms. Lindemuth served on the Alaska Supreme Court Appellate Rules Committee for more than ten years, the Alaska Bar’s Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection Committee for several years, and was Co-Chair of the Appellate Law Section of the Alaska Bar before being named Attorney General.

Jon Dawson Related Seminars and Products

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Jon S. Dawson is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in its Anchorage office and has more than 30 years of experience. Mr. Dawson has both a transactional and litigation practice. The transactional side of his practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, commercial and real property transactions, and intellectual property matters. The litigation side of his practice focuses on complex commercial and financial disputes. His clients include major financial institutions, manufacturers and distributors, professional corporations, Alaska Native corporations, and healthcare entities. Martindale-Hubbell rates Mr. Dawson as preeminent (AV) in commercial law, intellectual property law, and litigation. He is ranked by Chambers USA as one of the best M&A/commercial, real estate, and litigation attorneys in Alaska, and by Best Lawyers in the areas of mergers & acquisitions litigation, banking & finance litigation, and real estate litigation. Super Lawyers named him as a Top 10 Attorney in Alaska for 2014.Mr. Dawson earned his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law) in 1983, graduating order of the Coif after interning with the Honorable Edmond W. Burke of the Alaska Supreme Court. He has been co-chair of the Alaska Bar Association's IP Section since 2008.He is a member of his firm's internal ethics committee, and in that capacity is regularly called upon to address conflicts and privilege issues.

Melanie Baca Osborne Related Seminars and Products

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Melanie Baca Osborne is Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Chugach Alaska Corporation. Prior to joining Chugach, Melanie has held positions as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for NANA Development Corporation, Of Counsel for Stoel Rives LLP, Vice President and General Counsel for Ahtna, Inc., and an attorney with Sonosky Chambers Sachse Miller Munson. Melanie is currently co-chair of the Corporate Counsel Section of the Bar Association, and participates in several other community boards and organizations. Melanie received her B.A. from the University of Alaska Anchorage in Justice and Psychology and her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, before clerking for Anchorage Presiding Superior Court Judge Elaine M. Andrews.

Jessica Graham Related Seminars and Products

Koniag, Inc.

Jessica Graham is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Koniag, Inc., the Alaska Native Regional Corporation for the Kodiak region. In this capacity she has senior level responsibility for the Legal, Compliance, Risk, Human Resources, IT, and Internal Audit functions within the Corporation. Prior to joining Koniag she was the Deputy General Counsel at GCI, and Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Afognak Native Corporation. Jessica began her legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and then spent time in private practice at Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, DC, and Perkins Coie in Anchorage. She and her husband have three daughters ages 12, 10 and 8.

Randal Buckendorf Related Seminars and Products

Randal Buckendorf has been in Alaska his entire legal career and in-house since 1997 when he started with ARCO Alaska. In his time with ARCO, Phillips Petroleum Company, Conoco Phillips and BP he has practiced in the areas of environmental and oil and gas, contracts and procurement, risk management and compliance, litigation, and regulated pipelines. For the past five years he has managed the legal team for BP in Alaska and from 2012 to 2014 also managed BP’s Canadian legal office in Calgary from here in Alaska. Randal is on the Boards of Directors of the Alaska Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League in south Anchorage. Married to a third generation Alaskan, Alaska is home, and he and his wife Valerie have two young sons ages 9 and 11. He loves to flyfish, drives a 4x4 Jeep Rubicon Wrangler and has a custom license plate that reads–WLDTRT (Wild Trout).

Moira Smith Related Seminars and Products

ENSTAR Natural Gas Company

Moira Smith is Vice President and General Counsel of ENSTAR Natural Gas Company. Born in Anchorage and raised in Juneau, she obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been with ENSTAR since 2012 and is responsible for negotiating gas supply contracts, helping to run Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska (“CINGSA”), the natural gas storage reservoir that recently began service in Kenai, and running the legal affairs of the company. Prior to joining ENSTAR, Moira was an attorney with Ashburn & Mason. She also serves on the board of Perseverance Theatre, the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, and the Alaska Bar Association’s Lawyers’ Assistance Committee. Moira enjoys spending time with her family, including husband Jake, daughter Maggie, son Owen, and stepsons Bien and Peter.

Steve Goor Related Seminars and Products

Alaska Bar Association

Steve Van Goor is Bar Counsel for the Alaska Bar Association, a position he has held since 1983.Prior to his work for the Bar, he served as a military lawyer (JAG) in the U.S. Army and was in private practice in Anchorage. In addition to the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, Mr. Van Goor is a member of the Ethics Committee and regularly provides informal ethics guidance to members of the Bar. He is a frequent CLE speaker on ethics and professional responsibility issues. Mr. Van Goor is a 1975 graduate of the University of Kansas Law School and is admitted in Alaska, Kansas, and Colorado.

Pamela Keeler Related Seminars and Products

Cook Inlet Region, Inc.

Pamela Keeler is the Director, Risk Management for Cook Inlet Region, Inc. which has business operations and investments in tourism, real estate, energy development, oilfield and construction services, and government contracting. She oversees the company’s risk management program which includes responsibility for safety, corporate insurance and bonding. Pamela was previously the Associate General Counsel, Risk Management for Alutiiq, LLC. She has also practiced law with both Lane Powell and Bankston Gronning O’Harain Anchorage. Pamela moved to Alaska after graduating from law school to work for the Honorable H. Russel Holland of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. She and her husband have three children ages 12, 10 and 7.

Joan Wilson Related Seminars and Products

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Joan Wilson the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, a consortium of tribal governments that operates the Alaska Native Medical Centerin cooperation with the South central Foundation and provides statewide services in areas of environmental safety and engineering, clinical research, and community health services. In this capacity, she reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and not to the General Counsel’s Office. Prior to joining ANTHC, she was Of Counsel at the law firm of Sonosky Chambers Sachse Miller & Munson LLP and at a prior point in her career in private practice also worked as an Associate at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Joan has also served as an Assistant Attorney General and Assistant District Attorney. Joan began her legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable H. Russel Holland, where she co-clerked with fellow presenter Pamela Keeler. She and her husband live in Anchorage and have one daughter, age 6. She is also the author of the forthcoming book, The Book of Timothy: A Sister’s Pursuit, with an expected release date in 2017.