The firm consists of John Tiemessen, John Thorsness, Linda J. Johnson, Monique R. Renner, Lisa C. Hamby, Chester D. Gilmore, David A. Monroe and Devin W. Quackenbush. Of counsel attorneys include Matthew K. Peterson, Liam J. Moran and James D. Gilmore.

Some of the individual qualifications include Matthew Peterson’s induction to the American College of Trial Lawyers and presidency of the Defense Counsel of Alaska.

John Tiemessen served as the 2009-2010 president of the Western States Bar Conference. He is past president of the Alaska Bar Association Board of Governors and the Tanana Valley Bar Association. Mr. Tiemessen also lectures on risk management issues.

John Thorsness brings to the firm his reputation as one of Alaska’s leading defense counsel for product liability cases. Mr. Thorsness has handled complex product liability cases and has tried cases in virtually every jurisdiction in the state, both federal and state courts. He is also the Alaska editor for two national compendiums of state product liability law.

Linda Johnson has served on the Board of Directors of the Anchorage Youth Court since 2007. Her expertise is in labor and employment law and she serves as the Hearing Officer for the Sitka Employee Relations Board.