Alaska

When someone is injured in an accident in Alaska, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

Accident reports by area

Anchorage, AK - 224

Fairbanks, AK - 33

Juneau, AK - 23

Legal and Other Resources and Information

Alaska State Court System(link is external)

The mission of the Alaska Court System is to provide an accessible and impartial forum for the just resolution of all cases that come before it, and to decide such cases in accordance with the law, expeditiously and with integrity. Search court cases, court calendars, appellate opinions, jury service, request forms.

Alaska Immigration Justice (link is external)

The Alaska Immigration Justice Project is a non-profit agency that provides low-cost immigration legal assistance to immigrants and refugees in all immigration applications including citizenship, permanent resident status, work permits, asylum, family-based petitions and immigration petitions for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.

Alaska Legal Services Corporation(link is external)

ALSC was established in 1967 as a private, nonprofit law firm. Our mission is to provide high quality civil legal services to low income and disadvantaged people and communities to protect their safety, their health and promote family stability. We are dedicated to bridging the statewide gap between those who need civil legal help and those who are able to get it. We have an unwavering and longstanding commitment to assuring that Alaska’s rural communities have access to the justice system. Through advocacy, education, collaboration and litigation we empower individuals, protect fundamental rights, strengthen communities, create opportunities and achieve justice.

Alaska Bar Association Pro Bono Resources (link is external)

State of Alaska Pro Bono Service Providers listed with description and contact information.

Law school wins ABA approval for Anchorage satellite(link is external)

December 10, 2014-Third-year law students will study and work in Anchorage in fall 2015, now that the American Bar Association has approved Seattle University School of Law's satellite campus there. The approval paves the way for the law school to begin accepting applications from students at Seattle University and other accredited law schools who want to spend their third year in Alaska, the only state without its own law school. Applications will be available in early January (2015).

Alaska State Bar Association(link is external)

The Alaska Bar Association has over 4,000 members. The Bar is governed by a Board of Governors, with nine attorneys elected by the membership and three public members appointed by the governor. The Bar is responsible to the Alaska Supreme Court for the admission and discipline process. The Bar also provides continuing legal education and other member services.