Education:
Tulane Law School, J.D., 1996
Tulane University/Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA, B.S., 1993
Admission to Practice:
Alaska Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
U.S. District Court, District of Alaska
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional History:
Hozubin, Moberly & Associates, Anchorage, Alaska, from May 2003 to Present
James B. Wright & Associates, PC, Anchorage, Alaska, from 2000 to May 2003
Law Offices of George M. Kapolchok, Anchorage, Alaska, from March 1998 to December 1999
Areas of expertise include insurance defense, insurance coverage opinions, first-party insurance disputes, SIU, personal injury litigation, business litigation, criminal law, professional malpractice, and working with regulating agencies.
Trial experience includes multiple trials in Alaska involving such issues as coverage opinions, automobile accidents, bad faith, underinsured motorist coverage, products liability, wrongful termination, and appellate experience before the Alaska Supreme Court, Alaska Court of Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Professional Associations:
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Alaska Chair and Member Bad Faith Committee
Defense Counsel of Alaska
Defense Research Institute
Alaska Bar Association, Torts Section, Executive Chair
Alaska Bar Association, Fee Arbitration Committee
Federal Bar Association, Alaska Chapter President 2011-2012
The Harmonie Group
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms
Recognitions
AV Rating, Martindale Hubbell
Best Lawyer, U.S. News and World Report
Super Lawyers
AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell*
*AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
Reported Cases:
Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Gonzalez, 403 P.3d 1153 (Alaska 2017)
Sherbahn v. Kerkove, 987 P.2d 195 (Alaska 1999)
Bennett v. Pate, 995 P.2d 668 (Alaska 2000)
Dugan v. Atlanta Casualty Companies, 113 P.3d 652 (Alaska 2005)
Myers v. Municipality of Anchorage, 132 P.3d 1176 (Alaska App. 2006)
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company v. Skin, 211 P3d 1093 (Alaska 2009)
Kalenka v. Infinity Insurance Companies, 262 P.3d 602 (Alaska 2011)
Williams, et al. v. GEICO Casualty Company, 301 P.3d 1220 (Alaska 2013)
Alsworth v. Seybert, 323 P.32 45 (Alaska 2014)
Representative Clients:
Admiral Insurance Company
Alaskan General Insurance Agency
Allstate Insurance Company
ALPS
Berkeley Select Insurance
Broadspire
CH2MHILL
CHUBB
Country Insurance Company
Golden Bear Insurance Company
Government Employees Insurance Company
Laboratory Corporation of America
Markel Insurance
Munich Re Insurance
National Interstate Insurance
Nautilus Insurance Company
QBE
Stonington Insurance Company
TGI Freight
Western National Insurance
Western World Claims