HEDLAND, BRENNAN, HEIDEMAN
AND COOKE 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

Established in 1979 

1227 WEST NINTH AVENUE, SUITE 300
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA  99501
Phone: (907) 279-5528
Fax: (907) 278-0877
E-mail: law@hbhc.alaska.net

Civil Litigation and Appeals.  Products Liability, Negligence, Municipal, Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Admiralty, Administrative, Labor and Native American Law.

FIRM PROFILE:  Hedland, Brennan, Heideman and Cooke, P.C. had its beginnings as the Anchorage office of Rice, Hoppner, Blair and Associates in 1970.  The firm engages in a general civil practice with an emphasis on trial and appellate work in commercial, personal injury, maritime, environmental, and real estate, as well as general representation of municipalities.  The firm's practice also includes general representation in real estate, corporate and commercial transactions. The firm maintains two fully staffed offices in Bethel and Anchorage, and represents clients throughout the State of Alaska

            JOHN S. HEDLAND, born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, August 12, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Minnesota, 1969, Alaska. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1962); University of Minnesota (LL.B., cum laude, 1965). Member: Student Editorial Board, Minnesota Law Review, 1964-1965. Author: "The Public Interest and Competitive Leasing of State Oil and Gas Lands,"  Change in Alaska, 1970.  Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 1965-1968. Director of Litigation, Alaska Legal Services Corporation, 1968-1970. Chairman, Alaska Legal Boundary Commission, 1971-1973.  Member: Alaska and Minnesota State (Non-Resident) Bar Associations. Board Member: Alaska Legal Service, 1997 - 2000. REPORTED CASES: Hikita v. Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha, Ltd., 713 P.2d 1197 (Alaska 1986); Mullen v. Christiansen, 642 P.2d 1345 (Alaska 1982); Jager v. State, 537 P.2d 1100 (Alaska 1975); Abrams v. State, 534 P.2d 91 (Alaska 1975); Deal v. Kearney, 851 P.2d 1353 (Alaska 1993). PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation and Appeals; Municipal Law; Products Liability; Professional Liability. E-MAIL: jhedland@hbhc.alaska.net

JAMES T. BRENNAN, born Petersburg, Alaska, July 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Alaska. Education: University of Oregon  (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1976).  Member: Alaska Bar Association. REPORTED CASES: Brookwood Area Homeowners Association v. Municipality of Anchorage, 702 P.2d 1317 (Alaska 1985); Alaska Foods Inc. v. Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha, Ltd., 768 P.2d 117 (Alaska 1989); American National Bank v. International Seafoods of Alaska, 735 P.2d 747 (Alaska 1987); Baypack Fisheries, L.L.C. v. Nelbro Packing Co., Slip Op. 5221 (Alaska 1999). PRACTICE AREAS: Personal Injury Law; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Municipal Law. E-MAIL: law@hbhc.alaska.net 

CHRISTOPHER R. COOKE, born Springfield, Ohio, December 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio; 1970, Alaska.  Education: Yale University (B.A. 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., 1968). Member: National Moot Court Team. Member: Board of Regents, University of Alaska, 1975-1977. Superior Court Judge, Alaska Court System, Bethel, Alaska, 1976-1986. Member: Board of Directors, Alaska Conference of Judges, 1976-1986. Member: Alaska and American Bar Associations; American Judges Association. (Resident, Bethel Office). REPORTED CASES:  Aguchak v. Montgomery Ward, 520 P.2d 1352; Hootch v. Ak. State Operated School System, 536 P.2d 793; Alvarado v. State, 486 P.2d 891. PRACTICE AREAS: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation, Adoption. E-MAIL: law@hbhc.alaska.net 

SARA E. HEIDEMAN, born in St. Louis, Missouri, September 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Alaska. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., 1982); University of Washington (J.D., 1985). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Alaska Bar Association. REPORTED CASES: Native Village of Eklutna v. Board of Adjustment for the Municipality of Anchorage and national Bank of Alaska, Slip Op. No. 5237 (Alaska 2000); Bering Strait School District v. RLI Insurance, 873 P.2d 1292 (Alaska 1994); Deal v. Kearney, 851 P.2d 1353 (Alaska 1993); International Seafoods of Alaska, Inc. v. Park Ventures, Inc., 829 F.2d 751 (9th Cir. 1987). PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Personal Injury Litigation; Municipal Law. E-MAIL: sheideman@hbhc.alaska.net 

AMY L. VAUDREUIL, born Rockford, Illinois, August 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Wisconsin, Alaska, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1993), Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Administrative Editor, Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal, 1992-1993. Member: Alaska and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Languages: French. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil litigation and Appeals, Personal Injury. E-MAIL: avaudreuil@hbhc.alaska.net 

PATRICK M. ANDERSON, born Mt. Edgecumbe, Alaska, October 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Alaska. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., 1978). Member: Alaska and American Bar Associations. PRACTICE AREAS: Corporation/Business Law; ANSCA/Indian Law; Business/Personal Injury Litigation. E-MAIL: pmahbhc@alaska.net 

JIM J. VALCARCE, born Reno, Nevada, April 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994 Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska. Education: Utah State University (B.S. 1990, cum laude); Drake University (J.D., 1994). Sigma Alpha; Golden Key. Congressional Fellow, Patricia Roberts Harms, 1991-1993. Editor, Utah Statesman, 1989. Assistant District Attorney, Bethel, 1995. Member: Alaska Bar Association; Criminal Defense Indian Law Association. (Resident, Bethel Office); National Lawyer’s Guild, 1991-1994; National Trial Lawyers Association, 1998; Alaska Pro Bono Services Committee, 1998. PRACTICE AREAS:  Personal Injury; Criminal Law; Indian Law; Civil Practice. E-MAIL: cookelaw@unicom-alaska.com 

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Caterpillar Inc.; International Seafoods of Alaska, Inc.; Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha Limited; City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska; Ahtna, Incorporated; Copper River Native Association; Native Village of Eklutna; Chignik River, Ltd., Alaska School Activities Association.