Background
Walker, Russell W. was born on January 29, 1931 in Berkeley, California, United States.
Walker, Russell W. was born on January 29, 1931 in Berkeley, California, United States.
Santa Monica City College (Associate of Arts, 1956). Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1959).
Ketchikan Gateway Borough versus Breed, 639 p2 995 (1981); Board of Equalization for Borough of Ketchikan versus Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp Number. 14, 666 p2 1015 (1983)Worked at Preston Gates & Ellis Limited Liability Partnership (Anchorage, Alaska) specializing in General Civil Practice. Administrative, State and Local Tax, General Municipal, State and Municipal Finance, Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, Mining, Environmental, Commercial, Banking, Contracts, Construction, Real Estate, Employment, Wage and Hour, Corporate and Business, Antitrust, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy, Maritime, Aviation and Personal Injury. Admitted to the bar, 1960, California.
1979, Alaska.
1978, United States. Supreme Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1980, United States. District Court, District of Alaska.
1991, United States. Claims Court. Member, Thurston Society.
Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1959-1960. Military: With United States Marine Corps, 1950-1953.
Established in Seattle in 1883, Preston Gates & Ellis has provided legal services for Alaska clients for over fifty years.
The firm opened its Anchorage office in 1979. The twelve attorneys in the Anchorage office provide legal services in a wide variety of commercial and civil practice areas, including such areas of particular importance to Alaskans as municipal finance, natural resources, environmental, commercial, oil and gas, mining, and personal injury. Firmwide, the offices in Anchorage, Seattle, Spokane, Coeur d"Alene, Portland, Los Angeles, Washington, District of Columbia and Hong Kong are integrally connected through state-of-the-art computer and telecommunications technology, which facilitates interoffice teamwork and provides clients with a full range of experience and legal resources to handle any project
Member, Thurston Society. Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1959-1960. Military: With United States Marine Corps, 1950-1953.