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, including the organization of new businesses, business purchase and sale transactions, commercial real estate transactions, buy-sell agreements, and business succession planning.
Ann also works with clients on estate planning and estate and trust administration. Estate planning services include the preparation of wills, trusts and related planning documents, estate and income tax minimization, asset protection, wealth transfer strategies, succession of family-owned businesses, and probate and trust administration.
Ann works closely with many Alaska families and business owners.
Education
- University of California, Davis School of Law, Davis, California
- J.D. – 1993
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review, UC Davis Law Review, Executive Editor, 1992, 1993
- University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
- B.S., Bachelor of Science – 1987
Admitted to Practice
- Alaska, 1994
- U.S. District Court, District for Alaska, 1994
Practice Areas
Professional and Community Associations
- Alaska Bar Association
- Anchorage Estate Planning Council
Past Positions
- Alaska Supreme Court, Justice Edmond Burke (1992), Justice Warren Matthews (1993-1994)
- Bogle & Gates (1994-1999)
- Durrell Law Group, P.C. (1999-2025)