Category: Attorney
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Aaron D. Sperbeck
Biography Aaron is a seasoned litigation attorney whose practice centers on private and multiparty commercial litigation, with additional expertise in insurance defense, municipal law, and personal injury. Drawing on his extensive experience as a former district attorney, Aaron has successfully conducted numerous jury and bench trials across Alaska, as well as administrative board and appellate…
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Ann M. Bruner
Biography Ann Bruner joined Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot in February 2025. Prior to joining the firm, Ann was a shareholder at Durrell Law Group, P.C. where she specialized in business law, estate planning and estate and trust administration for more than 25 years. Her practice includes all varieties of business planning and commercial transactions,…
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Adam W. Cook
Biography Adam is one of the top construction attorneys in the state of Alaska. He has extensive experience representing clients in matters involving construction, engineering, federal contracting, and general litigation. He represents builders, designers, owners, and other parties in projects across Alaska and in the Lower 48. Legal matters involving construction and engineering can be…
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Arina Filippenko
Biography Arina Filippenko joined the firm’s Anchorage office in 2024, bringing her extensive background in regulatory oversight and complex financial investigations to her administrative, civil, and criminal law practice. Arina’s work focuses on litigation, corporate matters, municipal law, election law, local and federal tax law, and criminal defense. Before joining the firm, Arina served as…
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Brian Durrell
Biography Brian Durrell practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, tax planning and business law. Brian grew up on a family farm in Oregon. Brian and his wife, Sandy, moved to Anchorage in 1980 after Brian graduated from the University of Oregon Law School. Brian has spent his entire professional career…
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Brian V. Gerd
Biography Brian Gerd joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office in 2021. His practice primarily concentrates in the field of administrative law, natural resources law, government contracting, and municipal law. Primarily, Brian works with clients involved in litigation, providing advice and representation at all stages of suit: prelitigation strategy, discovery and motion practice through trial, resolving…
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David Karl Gross
Biography David Gross is a member of the Firm’s litigation practice group and is the lead attorney in the contingency fee/personal injury section of the Firm. His practice focuses on complex multi-party civil litigation, including product liability claims, commercial disputes, serious personal injury, large loss subrogation, and insurance coverage disputes. He does not limit himself…
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Elisabeth H. Ross
Biography Elisabeth Ross (Lisa) leads the Firm’s Public Utility and Communications practice in Washington D.C., bringing over 35 years of sophisticated legal counsel to the energy and communications sectors. Lisa has represented a diverse portfolio of clients, including communications firms, electric utilities and renewable energy companies (wind, hydro and geothermal) before the Regulatory Commission of…
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George R. Pitts
Biography George Pitts joined the firm in 2020. His practice focuses on Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation. He has represented debtors, national and regional financial institutions, financing companies, franchisors, creditors’ committees, trustees, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) in bankruptcy cases throughout the United States. His practice…
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Haley Wehrheim
Biography Haley joined Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot in 2025 after graduating from Gonzaga University School of Law. She primarily practices in estate planning, probate, real estate and business matters. Before law school, Haley worked as a paralegal at a personal injury firm in Anchorage, where she developed a strong foundation in client service and…