Hughes Gorski Seedorf Odsen & Tervooren was founded in 1939, 20 years before Alaska’s statehood. Located in Anchorage, the firm grew with Alaska by building a solid reputation for professionalism. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, our founding members served territorial residents and businesses in real estate, fishing, timber, mining, transportation and construction.
The 1960s was a decade of expansion and bustling growth for the new state and for our law firm, as well. With an ever increasing population, oil discoveries in Cook Inlet and Prudhoe Bay and the challenge of statehood, Alaska provided unique and interesting legal challenges.
The firm adapted to a decline in the economic cycle of the state in the 1980s and early 1990s by taking advantage of the efficiencies afforded by rapid advances in information technology during that same period, and centralized over the years to our current location in Anchorage, Alaska. The emergence of Anchorage as an international commercial, financial and transportation hub allows us to serve clients efficiently and effectively throughout Alaska, in the contiguous United States, and internationally.
Decades of experience in the trenches teaches a lot about priorities, focus, efficiency, strategy and tactics, opposing counsel, and the judges and juries we face every month. We have had the privilege to defend complex, bet-the-farm commercial and personal injury litigation matters for manufacturers, insurers, and businesses. We have been active legal participants in the largest commercial, real estate, and litigation matters that have shaped the State of Alaska and its economy. Our client list is loaded with Fortune 500 companies, but we dedicate ourselves to the same quality service for local businesses and individuals. We take your needs, challenges, and concerns personally.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
- Business law
- Eminent domain
- Family law
- Insurance law defense
- Oil and gas Litigation
- Real estate law
- Labor and employment
- Probate and Estate Planning
- Product liability defense