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Gregory S. Fisher

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(907) 263-7219
Anchorage
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Practice Areas

• Appellate Practice
• Labor and Employment Law
• Business Torts and Commercial Litigation

Mr. Fisher practices general civil and commercial litigation with a primary emphasis in appellate practice, labor and employment law, business torts, trade secrets, restrictive covenants and computer security litigation. He actively counsels clients with an eye towards avoiding costly litigation and searches for creative solutions to business problems. But where litigation is necessary, Mr. Fisher has a broad range of litigation experience, including jury trials and appeals, and represents clients in state and federal court as well as before administrative agencies and in arbitration proceedings.

Mr. Fisher frequently publishes in national journals and law reviews, and is a regular and featured lecturer at seminars addressing topics on labor and employment law, civil procedure, and federal practice and procedure.

Education

• University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 1991)
• Harpur College, S.U.N.Y. Binghamton (B.A., with honors, 1988)

Admitted to Practice

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Alaska and Arizona
• Alaska
• Arizona

Awards and Honors

• Law Review, University of Washington School of Law

Other Professional Experience

• Former law clerk to the Honorable Barry G. Silverman, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable John W. Sedwick, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Alaska
• Mr. Fisher has practiced law in Alaska and Arizona since 1991. He has tried more than 30 jury trials and briefed or argued numerous appeals.
• Before attending college, Mr. Fisher served eight years in the United States Army field artillery, attaining the grade of staff sergeant.

Selected Reported Cases

• Chilton v. Center for Biological Diversity, 148 P.3d 91, 214 Ariz. 47 (Ariz. App. 2006) 
• Sobol v. Marsh, 212 Ariz. 301, 130 P.3d 1000 (Ariz. App. 2006)
• Kenney v. Peter Piper, Inc., 159 Fed. Appx. 809 (9th Cir. 2005)
• Bertola v. Northern Wisconsin Produce Co., Inc., 317 B.R. 95 (9th Cir. B.A.P. 2004)
• Shotwell v. Donahoe, 207 Ariz. 287, 85 P.3d 1045 (2004) (amicus)
• Holland v. Unocal, 993 P.2d 1026 (Alaska 2000)

Selected Publications

• "Above Suspicion: Random Thoughts on Random Testing," The Arizona Attorney (May 2004).
• "The Greatest Dissent?: A Brief Essay on Language, Law, Rule, and Reason," The Federal Lawyer (October 2003), republished in the American Bar Association's The Judges' Journal (December 2003).
• "Cracking Down on Soccer Moms and Other Urban Legends on the Frontier of the Fourth Amendment: Is It Finally Time to Re-Define Searches and Seizures?," 38 Willamette L. Rev. 137 (2002).

Professional and Community Activities

• President, Alaska Chapter, Federal Bar Association
• President, Alaska Chapter, University of Washington Alumni Association
• Executive Committee, Alaska Bar Association, Employment Law Section
• Commission Member, Municipality of Anchorage Americans with Disability Advisory Commission
• Ninth Circuit Lawyers' Representative, District of Alaska
• 2004 BizAz© Magazine Top 15 Lawyers on the Rise
• Member, Anchorage Ski Joring Club
• Member, Nordic Ski Association

  Languages Spoken

• German