Background
Leik, James Nicholas was born on December 25, 1955 in Casper, Wyoming, United States. Son of Thomas Howard and Kathleen Ann (Fitzsimmons) Leik.
Leik, James Nicholas was born on December 25, 1955 in Casper, Wyoming, United States. Son of Thomas Howard and Kathleen Ann (Fitzsimmons) Leik.
University of Montana (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1977). Duke University (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1980). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1979-1980.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Donald P. Lay, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1980-1981. Member, Executive Committee, Administrative Law Section, Alaska Bar Association, since 1986.
(Resident Partner, Anchorage, Alaska Office).
Worked at Perkins Coie (Anchorage, Alaska) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts and before various Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. General Business and Commercial, Construction, Labor and Employment, Corporation, Antitrust, Administrative, Aviation, Product Liability, Banking, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste, Corporate Financing, Government Contracts, Securities, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Municipal and Public Utility Law. International Commercial Transactions.
Admitted to the bar, 1981, Alaska.
Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Donald P. Lay, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1980-1981. Member, Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, 1988.
Perkins Coie is the largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest.
Perkins Coie established its Alaska office in 1977 to serve the needs of national, regional, and Alaska-based clients. The lawyers in Perkins Coie"s Anchorage office have extensive experience in Alaska law. We serve our clients in a wide range of areas, including natural resource and environmental law, commercial and contract law, bankruptcy law, labor and employment law, construction law, product liability law, health care law, wills and estate planning, municipal law, and civil litigation in all state and federal courts in Alaska.
Our Alaska lawyers also have access to the expertise of the lawyers in Perkins Coie"s other United States. offices, and in our international offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong and London.
Member American Bar Association, Alaska Bar Association, Order of the Coif.