Current Employment Position(s)

Owner/ Senior Attorney

Lawyer Overview

Ken is the founder and proprietor of the firm. He is one of the top attorneys in Alaska.

He was born and raised in Alaska, and graduated from UAA (with honors) and the Cornell Law School. He established his practice in Anchorage in 1987.

Ken handles guardianships and conservatorships, adoptions, decedent's estates, wills and trusts.

Ken is one of Alaska's most prolific appellate lawyers. His name can be found as one of the counsel on more than two dozen reported decisions from the Alaska Supreme Court, and two reported Ninth Circuit decisions. He had an article published in the December 2005 Alaska Law Review on advance medical directives (living wills).

Ken is a firm believer in contributing his time to worthy causes. He has served on a number of court rules committees, and is active in several Alaska Bar Association sections. He was chairman of the Elder Law section of the Bar for four years. He accepts court and OPA appointments for indigent litigants, despite the fact that they pay much less than his normal rates. Ken also contributes articles to the Alaska Bar Association's quarterly newspaper, and he is active in his church.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Adult Guardian/Conservatorship
• Adoption
• Medicaid Planning

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Adoption, Prenuptial Agreements, Medicare & Medicaid, Disability, Mental Health, Domain Names, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Defense, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Alaska, 1987
• U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Cornell Club of Alaska
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Christian Legal Society
• Alaska Bar Association
• Anchorage Bar Association

Education

• Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1987
  J.D.
• University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: History

Address

425 G Street
Suite 204
Anchorage, AK 99501-2169

Phones

(907) 279-1659

Faxes

(907) 278-4119

Emails

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Websites

http://www.kirk-associates.com
http://www.alaskafamilylaw.com