Previous Law Firm Name

• Mestas & Schneider, P.C., January 1, 1992

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury Overview
• Auto Accidents
• Drunk-Driving Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Aviation Accidents
• Maritime Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Medical Negligence
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Denied Insurance Claims
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Insurance Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Litigation & Appeals
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Auto Injury

Honors and Awards

• Alaska Bar Association Professionalism Award, January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
• Martindale Hubbell's AV Rating

Representative Cases

• Stratman v. Leisnoi, Inc, 969 P. 2d 1139 (Alaska 1998)
• Hillman v. Nationwide Mut. Fire. Ins. Co., 855 P. 2d 1321 (Alaska 1993)
• Houston Contracting, Inc. v. Phillips, 812 P. 2d 598 (Alaska 1991)
• Hillman v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 758 P. 2d 1248 (Alaska 1988)
• Phillips v. Houston Contracting, Inc., 732 P. 2d 544 (Alaska 1987)
• Carlson v. State, 598 P.2d 969 (Alaska 1979)
• Leisnoi, Inc. v. Stratman, 154 F. 3d 1062, 151 Oil & Gas Rep 457 (Alaska 1998)
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. F. H., 117 F. 3d 435, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv 5333 (Alaska 1997)
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. F.H., 55 F. 3d 1420 (9th Cir. Alaska 1995)

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Aviation