John B. Thorsness
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Product Liability, Insurance
711 H Street, Suite 620, Anchorage, AK 99501
About John B. Thorsness
Practice Areas
- Product Liability
- Insurance
Education
- University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, 1982J.D.
- University of Washington, 1978B.A.
- Major: History
Representative Cases
- Kava v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 48 P.3d 1170, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 16,394 (Alaska 2002)
- Moore v. Hartley Motors, Inc., 36 P.3d 628 (Alaska 2001)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 1982
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1983
- U.S. District Court District of Alaska
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Anchorage Bar Association, 1991 - 1994 (Board of Directors)
- Anchorage Bar Association, 1987 - 1988 (President)
- Alaska Bar Association, 1991 - 1994 (Board of Governors)
- Alaska Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 (Vice President)
- Defense Counsel of Alaska, 1997 - 1998 (State Representative)
- Defense Research Institute (Product Liability Committee)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (State Membership Representative)
Articles
Published Works
- Contributing Editor (Alaska), Products Liability Defenses: A State-by-State Compendium, Defense Research Institute, 2004
- Contributing Editor (Alaska), Product Liability Desk Reference, A Fifty-State Compendium, Morton F. Daller, Editor-in-Chief, Aspen Publishers, 2001-Present
Office Info
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