The Firm

FELDMAN ORLANSKY & SANDERS is a small law firm that emphasizes complex civil and criminal trials and appeals. The firm pursues a substantively diverse range of work, but accepts only a limited number of cases to ensure that each matter is allocated the resources it requires.

The firm's philosophy is to combine careful development of sound legal strategy with strong academic work and a lean, efficient approach to litigation. The firm holds an "AV" rating and is included in Martindale & Hubbell's Preeminent American Law Firms. The British publication, Chambers USA, awarded the firm its highest ranking in Alaska for litigation, and the firm's members have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America each year since the volume was first published in 1987.

The firm's civil practice includes commercial and corporate litigation; litigation of constitutional issues; oil, gas, and natural resources disputes; prosecution and defense of professional malpractice claims; defense of antitrust matters; representation of plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, wrongful death, and products liability actions; cases involving officer and director liability; employment and wrongful termination cases; insurance disputes and insurance bad faith litigation; Native law claims; and environmental litigation.

The firm's criminal law practice emphasizes corporate, white-collar, and environmental offenses, but members of the firm have handled trials and appeals in all areas of criminal law. The firm has defended companies, corporate officers, and employees in most of the significant environmental matters prosecuted in Alaska, including the grounding of the Exxon Valdez, the prosecution of timber companies and passenger cruise ship operators for Clean Water Act violations, the federal prosecution of oil companies drilling on Alaska's North Slope for environmental violations, the prosecution of White Pass Railway for pollution of navigable waterways, and the prosecution of an air carrier for Clean Air Act violations.

FELDMAN ORLANSKY & SANDERS has a strong commitment to community service and providing representation to those unable to afford legal services. The firm accepts court appointments in federal criminal cases and undertakes pro bono cases for the Alaska Civil Liberties Union, Alaska Legal Services, and other community organizations, with special emphasis on cases involving constitutional rights, including freedom of expression, privacy, and equal protection. The firm currently is handling a death penalty case in Texas pro bono.