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Laura L. Farley
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Biography
Laura L. Farley, [email protected], (RETIRED) born in Redwood City, California, May 23, 1964; admitted to the Alaska State Bar and licensed to practice in Alaska’s state and federal district court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1992. Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court 2007.
Education
- University of Puget Sound School of Law, Tacoma, Washington
- J.D. - 1992
- Honors: cum laude
- Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
- B.A. - 1986
- Major: Political Science
Classes & Seminars
- Ethics at the 11th Hour, Alaska Bar Association, 12/13/2007 to 12/13/2007
- Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Alaska, National Business Institute, 06/30/2004 to 06/30/2004
- Insurance Ethical Dilemmas, Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) - Alaska Chapter, 04/15/2004 to 04/15/2004
- Challenges in Alaska Insurance Coverage Litigation, National Business Institute, 12/02/2003 to 12/02/2003
- Emerging State and Federal Issues: Preparing for Future Employment Law Challenges, Council on Education in Management, 12/04/2002 to 12/04/2002
- Alaska Law Update as it Relates to Maritime Issues and Insurance Issues, Marine Insurance Association of Seattle, 06/08/2000 to 06/08/2000
- Impact of Employment Law on Traditional Maritime Claims, Marine Insurance Association of Seattle, 02/25/1999 to 02/25/1999
- Peculiarities in Alaska Law Which Affect Claims Handling, Puget Sound Maritime Claims Association, 05/28/1998 to 05/28/1998
Published Works
- Co-Author: “Blowing Hot & Cold on the Frozen Tundra: A Review of Alaska’s Quasi-Estoppel Doctrine,” XV Alaska Law Review 281 (1998).
- Co-author: “Walt-zing Through An Employment Termination: Is There A Duty To Investigate Before Discharging In Alaska?” XI Alaska Law Review 231 (1994).
Current Employment Position
- Retired Principal
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Animal Bites -- Defense
- Arbitration
- Assault & Battery -- Defense
- Aviation Accidents -- Defense
- Bad Faith
- Commercial Insurance
- Complex Litigation
- Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
- Employment Discrimination -- Employer
- Federal Trial Practice
- Insurance Malpractice
- Jones Act
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice -- Defense
- Motor Vehicle
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
- Premises Liability -- Defense
- Property & Casualty
- Property Damage -- Defense
- Railroad Accidents -- Defense
- Sexual Harassment -- Employer
- Slip and Fall -- Defense
- State Trial Practice
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
- Wrongful Death -- Defense
- Wrongful Termination -- Employer
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 1992
- U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Honors
- Listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, since 2010 for Civil Litigation Defense.
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Insurance Law since 2011.
- Selected as one of the Top 100 Litigation lawyers in the State of Alaska for 2013 by the American Society of Legal Advocates.
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 2013
- Chair – Alaska State Committee, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2018.
Professional Associations
- Alaska Bar Association, Member
- Arbitrator for the Alaska Bar Association Fee Arbitration Committee
- Alaska State Representative for Defense Research Institute (DRI), 2002-2004
- Defense Counsel of Alaska
- Marine Insurance Association of Seattle
- Associate Member of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- President, Alaska Chapter of ABOTA, 2009 – 2010
- Board Member/Vice President, Alaska Bar Association
- Board of Governors, Alaska Bar Association, 2012 to 2016