Guess & Rudd P.C.
Experienced Alaska Attorneys
Established soon after Alaska became a state, Guess & Rudd provides experienced legal representation in Anchorage and throughout Alaska, in practice areas that include natural resources law, administrative law, mining law, general litigation, insurance defense, environmental law, real property law, commercial law, employment or labor matters, ANCSA law, insurance coverage disputes, personal injury, estate and probate law, product liability and aviation accidents.
Our extensive experience in natural resources law includes large transactions, title work, multi-party trials, complicated administrative and regulatory hearings and disputes, and lawsuits involving pollution and environmental issues. This breadth of experience has helped us establish a reputation as one of Alaska’s leading law firms in complex litigation and significant legal transactions.
We handle a very wide spectrum of claims and potential claims. Using considerable experience in diverse areas of law, our attorneys serve as Alaska defense counsel for insureds ranging from large commercial companies, through labor and employment defendants, to individual insured drivers involved in serious automobile accidents, to banks and other financial institutions, to air carriers involved in aviation accidents. We also serve as coverage counsel for various insurers in Alaska and as defense counsel for insurers in coverage and bad-faith litigation.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Alaska Native Law/ANCSA
- Alaska Mining Law
- Alaska Oil and Gas Law/Pipelines
- Natural Resources/Environmental Law
- Litigation/Insurance Defense
- Banking Law
- Employment Law
- Commercial, Real Estate Law, Construction Litigation and Transactions
- Municipal and Education Law
We tailor our approach to meet your needs and choose effective strategies that have been proven to achieve results efficiently and effectively. To talk about your needs, we invite you to contact Guess & Rudd‘s Anchorage office at 907-793-2200 to schedule a confidential consultation with a lawyer from our firm.
Attorney Kristin E. Crabb
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 2010
- U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 2010
Education
- Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington
- J.D. - 2010
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List 2008; 2010
- Honors: Justice of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity 2009-2010
- Honors: Honor Council 2008-2009; 2009-2010
- Honors: The Center for Computer Assistance Legal Instruction Award (CALI) for Products Liability 2009
- Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington
- B.A. - 2007
- Honors: Received a 4-year Gymnastics Scholarship 2003-2007
- Honors: Academic All American 2007
- Honors: Academic All Conference (MPSF) 2005, 2006, & 2007
- Honors: Three Time All American Athlete on Vault & Beam
- Honors: Conference Champion 2007
- Honors: All Conference 2005, 2006, and 2007
- Major: Public Policy and Law
Professional Memberships and Achievements
- Academic All-America, Athletic All-Academic All-Conference, Athletic All-Conference
Attorney George R. Lyle
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 1984
Education
- Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon
- J.D. (Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law) - 1984
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Dartmouth College
- B.A. - 1980
- Major: Earth Science
Professional Memberships and Achievements
- Alaska Bar Association
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
- Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers For Business (Environment 2003), (Environment, Natural Resources and Utilities 2004), (Environmental, Natural Resources and Regulated Industries 2005-2018)
- Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (Mining 2003-2007)
Attorney Jonathon D. Green
Bar Admissions
- Alaska
Education
- The S.J. Quinney College of Law at The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Juris Doctor - 05/2016
- Honors: Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
- Honors: 2015 Winner 2nd Place National ABA SEER Endangered Species Writing Competition
- Honors: Joe Rudd Scholar, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation 2015-2016
- Honors: CALI Award, Energy Law Spring 2016
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- Bachelor of Science - 04/2013
- Major: Economics
Attorney Michael S. McLaughlin
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1993
Education
- Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon
- J.D. & MBA - 1985
- Honors: MBA with honors
- Stanford University, Stanford, California
- B.A. - 1981
- Major: International Relations
Attorney Pamela Weiss
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of Alaska
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California
- Juris Doctorate - 2001
- UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1995