Brewster Jamieson

Practice Areas

Brewster Jamieson represents clients in litigation matters, and other types of commercial disputes. A source in Chambers USA says that he “stands apart from a lot of the attorneys that I’ve worked with. He’s realistic, honest, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his job.”

Brewster represents a diverse clientele in matters involving numerous areas of law, including:

- Oil producers, drilling contractors, and oilfield support companies on a variety of contractual and regulatory disputes;

- Business entities and individuals in commercial disputes;

- Insurance litigation, including coverage disputes and bad faith lawsuits;

- Maritime litigation, including defense of vessel owners against personal injury, collision, administrative, and pollution claims;

- Transportation litigation, including representation of railroads and trucking companies in tort and contract disputes;

- Product liability defense, including representation of manufacturers of heavy equipment, consumer products, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals;

- ERISA litigation, including cases establishing ERISA plans, claims for benefits under ERISA plans, class action suits brought by ERISA plan members;

- Employment litigation, including defense of employers against wrongful termination, whistleblower, discrimination, and defamation claims; and

- Professional liability defense, including defense of physicians, dentists, attorneys, accountants, real estate licensees, engineers, and other professionals against malpractice claims.

Brewster was selected by the Chief Judge for the District of Alaska to serve as a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Career

Admissions

Alaska

Washington

Judicial Clerkships

Alaska Supreme Court, 1984-1985

Professional Memberships

Professional Activities

Federal Bar Association, Alaska Chapter of Federal Bar Association, President, 2014-2015

Anchorage Transportation Commission, Chair, 2011; Commissioner, 2009-2011

Ninth Circuit for the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, Lawyer Representative