Firm Overview
Helping Business Prosper in Alaska
Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens (JDO) is a full service law firm providing practical litigation, transactional and planning advice and representation to help clients navigate the challenges they face and prosper in Alaska. Our lawyers have particular experience and focused expertise in complex litigation, business and commercial law, labor and employment law, and education law.
We work with large corporations, small business owners, insurance companies, native corporations, labor unions and trust funds, government agencies and numerous school districts - all of whom rely on us to guide them across Alaska's legal landscape.
JDO stands proudly at the forefront of the business and legal community in Anchorage and Alaska. From helping native corporations and home-grown businesses thrive; to establishing legal precedents that shape statewide policy; to protecting the local interests of national companies - we have played a role in Alaska's growth and development for more than 30 years.
Along the way, JDO has evolved into one of Alaska's largest and most respected firms. We hold an "AV" rating and are consistently recognized in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Our lawyers offer experience, expertise and bottom line results with a particular focus on the following practice areas:
- Business and Commercial Law
- Construction Law
- Education Law
- ERISA – Employee Benefits
- Estate Planning
- Labor and Employment Law
- Litigation, Arbitration & Appeals
With lawyers licensed in Washington, Oregon, and California, we also stand ready to serve our clients' needs in the West, where many Alaskans have business.
We share your goals - solve problems, reduce exposure and maximize opportunities; expeditiously and at a reasonable cost.
We understand that clients hire lawyers to solve problems. Businesses face complex challenges, and must respond proactively, strategically and effectively to a range of opportunities and threats.
Our goal is to work in partnership with each client to develop and implement legal strategies that further the client's business goals, achieve the best results possible, and pave the way for future success. All while minimizing the risk of future conflicts and maximizing every dollar spent with an eye on the bottom line.
Local Knowledge - Personal Relationships - Sophisticated Expertise
Alaska is a vast place, full of opportunity. But it's also a small and intimate community. When you do business here, personal relationships and a thorough understanding of the local landscape are important.
JDO is proud to be an integral part of that community. Beginning with our founders, Bill Jermain and Charles Dunnagan, our firm and our lawyers have served as civic leaders and active members of the Anchorage community. Because transactions and disputes reach the most distant parts of Alaska, we go the extra mile and represent our clients with sensitivity and respect for local values. Our lawyers routinely travel throughout the state to serve our clients' interests in places like Nome, Bethel, Barrow, Kotzebue, Kodiak, Fairbanks and Juneau. Along the way, we have played an important role in the development of Alaska law and policy.
We bring our clients a keen understanding of Alaska's unique laws, personality and culture - and access to key decision makers and policy makers - a winning combination for business success.
From Individuals to the Fortune 500, Our Clients Trust JDO to Protect Their Interests
In today's global economy, opportunities and disputes reach everywhere. Increasingly, multi-national companies find themselves with strategic interests in Alaska, while the interests of homegrown businesses grow more complex. Clients of every size need counsel that knows the turf, but can also successfully stand "toe-to-toe" with much larger national and international law firms.
We have the expertise and resources to press complex disputes and transactions to successful conclusions. At the same time, our cornerstone remains forging personal relationships and active partnerships with every client. That's why our clients - from individuals and small business owners to Fortune 500 companies, their counsel, and their insurance companies - trust us to effectively, aggressively and successfully protect their interests in Alaska.
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