Written by Jon M. DeVore and Carissa Siebeneck Anderson Birch Horton Bittner and Cherot attorney Jon DeVore recently participated in a nationwide broadcast webinar on Winning in Relationships: Teaming; Mentor-Protege & Joint Ventures Webinar, hosted by the U.S....
Written by William A. Earnhart Continued from Trial in the Age of Zoom, Part 2: Practical Advice The first two weeks of January 2021, my team and I were consumed with a trial that was conducted exclusively remote, via Zoom. Being as it was the first full civil trial...
Written by William A. Earnhart Continued from Trial in the Age of Zoom, Part 1: Initial Observations The first two weeks of January 2021, my team and I were consumed with a trial that was conducted exclusively remote, via Zoom. Being as it was the first full civil...
Written by William A. Earnhart For myself and my team, the first two weeks of January 2021 were consumed with what may have been the first full civil trial in Alaska conducted exclusively online, remotely, via Zoom. For background, this was a bench trial; each party...
Individuals who decide to declare bankruptcy may arrive at that decision for very different reasons, and it’s wise never to assume that your solution is going to be the same as someone else’s. You need to consider the options that are best for you. To do this, you can...
Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot attorneys Jennifer Alexander and David Karl Gross joined forces with RISQ Consulting for a round table discussion on what businesses and organizations must consider when reopening to protect against legal liabilities. RISQ Consulting...
Written by George R. Pitts There is a famous scene in the Marx Brothers’ film Night at the Opera in which Groucho, representing an opera company, tries to get Chico, representing a singer, to sign his singer up with the opera company. They begin with a lengthy...
Written by Adam Cook Even with recent cuts in state spending, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (“DOT”) still provides about $500 million in contracts every year to Alaska’s contractors and subcontractors. That’s about seven percent of all...
Written by David Gross There is a seldom-used legal doctrine called “frustration of purpose” that provides a party with the ability to walk away from a contract when the purpose of a contract is totally defeated by an unexpected event. This doctrine was first...
Written by Adam Cook If the COVID-19 Pandemic makes it impossible – or even illegal – for a contractor to maintain the necessary workforce on a project, the resulting delay in progress is almost certainly outside the contractor’s control. But can the project owner...