Alaska · Estate Planning & Probate
Best Estate Planning & Probate Attorneys in Alaska
423 Alaska attorneys list estate planning in their official bar profile. They are ranked below by the objective public record — federal court activity first, then years admitted — and every listing is in active good standing per the Alaska Bar Association (integrated/mandatory bar). This is not a paid placement or a rating of skill.
Ranked estate planning & probate attorneys in Alaska
Sheila Gallagher
AK
- Bar #
- 6603010
- Admitted
- 1966 · 60 yrs
- Firm
- Of Counsel Nosek Law Group, LLC
Jesse Bell
AK
- Bar #
- 6711018
- Admitted
- 1967 · 59 yrs
- Firm
- Brena Bell & Walker, PC
R. Collin Middleton
AK
- Bar #
- 6803015
- Admitted
- 1968 · 58 yrs
- Firm
- Law Office of R. Collin Middleton, PC
J. Douglas Williams
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 6903021
- Admitted
- 1969 · 57 yrs
Trigg Davis
AK
- Bar #
- 7106007
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Firm
- Davis & Mathis PC
David Shaftel
AK
- Bar #
- 7107023
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
William Bittner
AK
- Bar #
- 7210042
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Firm
- Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot
Suzanne Cherot
AK
- Bar #
- 7210065
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Firm
- Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot
Carl Bauman
AK
- Bar #
- 7310038
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Firm
- Law Offices of Carl Bauman
Hal Gazaway
AK
- Bar #
- 7410077
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Firm
- Hal P. Gazaway, Attorney At Law
Roger Holl
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7406040
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
Michael Hough
AK
- Bar #
- 7405022
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Firm
- C Michael Hough Inc
Rita Allee
AK
- Bar #
- 7505003
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Firm
- Law Office of Rita T Allee PC
Richard Crabtree
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7510063
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Ralph Duerre
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7505016
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Ernest Schlereth
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7505037
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Kimberly Stohr
AK
- Bar #
- 7510094
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Firm
- Law Office of Kimberly Stohr
Robert Manley
AK
- Bar #
- 7610116
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Firm
- Manley Brautigam Bankston PC
John Peterson
AK
- Bar #
- 7610123
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Firm
- Ziegler Law Firm
Stephen Routh
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7605052
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Firm
- Realty Resources Group
Valerie Therrien
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7610137
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
Paul Wilcox
AK
- Bar #
- 7605060
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
Larry Wood
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7605063
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
James McCollum
AK
- Bar #
- 7705041
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Firm
- McCollum & Rounds LLC
Paul Olson
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7710149
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
Richard Rosston
AK
- Bar #
- 7705058
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
Harold Snow
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7811141
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Firm
- Buchalter LLP
Theodora Accinelli
AK
- Bar #
- 7910074
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
Giles Galahad
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7911100
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Firm
- Chaldar, Inc.
H. Van Lawrence
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 7906029
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
Michael Parise
AK
- Bar #
- 7906044
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Firm
- Ballard Spahr LLP
Michael Swanson
AK
- Bar #
- 7911131
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Firm
- Self
Terri-Lynn Coleman
AK
- Bar #
- 8006012
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Firm
- Law Office of Rita T Allee PC
Susan Urig
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8010060
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
Fred Valdez
AK
- Bar #
- 8011115
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Firm
- Law Office of Fred H Valdez LLC
Stephen Dodge
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8111085
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Firm
- Stephen M. Dodge
Patricia Hefferan
AK
- Bar #
- 8111100
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Firm
- Patricia R. Hefferan
Donald McClintock
AK
- Bar #
- 8108061
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Firm
- Ashburn & Mason PC
Michael Sean McLaughlin
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8106036
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
Joan Travostino
AK
- Bar #
- 8110068
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Firm
- Three Bears Alaska, Inc.
Janet Bolvin
AK
- Bar #
- 8206008
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Firm
- Law Offices of Janet L. Bolvin
Marcia Davis
AK
- Bar #
- 8211172
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Charles Kasmar
AK
- Bar #
- 8211122
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Claire Steffens
AK
- Bar #
- 8206067
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Firm
- Law Offices of Claire Steffens
Jody Sutherland
AK
- Bar #
- 8212168
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Firm
- Sutherland Law Offices
Randall Westbrook
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8206074
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Kirk Wickersham
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8212170
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Tonja Woelber
AK
- Bar #
- 8212171
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Firm
- Woelber & Associates LLC
Alexander Bortnick
AK
- Bar #
- 8312174
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Firm
- Law Offices of Alex Bortnick
Brian Boyd
AK
- Bar #
- 8306021
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Firm
- Munson Cacciola and Severin LLP
Ralph Cushman
AK
- Bar #
- 8310112
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Brian Durrell
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8306031
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Firm
- Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot
Timothy Verrett
AK
- Bar #
- 8304010
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Firm
- Law Offices of Timothy C Verrett PC
Cory Borgeson
AK
- Bar #
- 8405009
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
Peter Brautigam
AK
- Bar #
- 8411100
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Firm
- Manley Brautigam Bankston PC
D. Scott Dattan
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8411111
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
Robert Hall
AK attorney
- Bar #
- 8407065
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
Amrit Kaur Khalsa
AK
- Bar #
- 8411145
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Firm
- Law Office of Amrit Kaur Khalsa
Steven O'Hara
AK
- Bar #
- 8411133
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
Mark Regan
AK
- Bar #
- 8409081
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Firm
- Disability Law Center of Alaska
Ranking reflects the public record only (court-record activity + years admitted, active good standing). It is not a rating of competence, not a recommendation, and not legal advice. Confirm any attorney's current standing and fit before hiring.
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Frequently asked questions
How are these estate planning & probate attorneys ranked?
By the objective public record, not by who pays. Attorneys with a verifiable federal court footprint surface first, then by years admitted, and only attorneys in active good standing are listed. None of this is a rating of skill or a paid placement — it is a summary of the official record from the Alaska Bar Association (integrated/mandatory bar) and federal court dockets.
How do I verify a Alaska estate planning attorney's license?
Open any listing to see their official license status, admission year, and disciplinary standing, or search a specific name or bar number on the Alaska lookup page. The record comes straight from the Alaska Bar Association (integrated/mandatory bar).
Is this a lawyer referral service?
No. We do not take referral fees and we do not sell placement. This is a public-record directory ordered by objective court-record signals. Always confirm a lawyer's current standing and fit for your matter directly before hiring.
Data sources & last updated
- Licensing roster & status: Alaska Bar Association (integrated/mandatory bar). Public licensing roster.
- Resident-attorney benchmark: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey 2024.
- Data on this page as of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).
This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.