Gregory Fisher

Practice Areas

Appellate; Discrimination and Harassment; Home Health and Home Care; Litigation and Trials; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets; Wage and Hour; Workplace Violence Prevention and Crisis Prevention

Career

Gregory practices general and complex commercial litigation with an emphasis in appellate litigation; labor and employment law; business torts; trade secrets; restrictive covenants; and computer security litigation. He works with clients to avoid costly litigation whenever possible and helps find creative solutions to business problems.

Fisher has a broad range of experience in jury trials and appeals when litigation is necessary. He has represented clients in state and federal court, before administrative agencies, and in arbitration proceedings. Fisher's experience includes clerkships with the Hon. Barry G. Silverman; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit; and John W. Sedwick, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

He has been published in national and regional law reviews and journals and regularly presents to civic and trade associations in Alaska.

Professional Memberships

American Arbitration Association - Certified Arbitrator 2013-present; Alaska Bar Association - Employment Law Section, Co-Chair 2010-2014, 2019-present; Ninth Circuit Appellate Lawyer Representative 2013-2016; Alaska Bar Association - Employment Law Section, Executive Committee; University of Washington Alumni Association - Alaska Chapter, President 2016; Alaska Bar Rag - Newsletter Journal of the Alaska Bar Association, Editor in Chief 2010-2014; Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society - Board of Directors 2011-2014; Alaska Bar Association - Appellate Law Section, Co-Chair 2010-2014; Municipality of Anchorage Americans with Disability Advisory Commission 2007-2010; District of Alaska - Ninth Circuit Lawyers' Representative 2006-2009; Federal Bar Association - Alaska Chapter, President 2006-2009

Publications

Debriefing IDEA Fees Appeals: Appellate Counsel’s Perspective on R.P. v. Prescott Unified School District and C.W. v. Capistrano Unified School District, PLI Handbook, California Special Education Law, 2015

Education