Douglas H. Kossler - an Anchorage, US Insurance Coverage & Defense Lawyer

Anchorage Insurance Coverage & Defense Lawyer

Updated: 03/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Insurance Coverage & Defense
Insurance defense
Appellate

Litigation: 80%

Attorney Information

Overview

I have an abundance of experience and training in criminal law with related experience and training in appeals. The bulk of my experience comes from when I was an appellate attorney for over 16 years with the State of Alaska's Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals (OSPA). As a result of that work, I have over 140 Alaska appellate decisions, both published and unpublished, to my name. In addition, I served a little over five years as both a pro tem Anchorage District Court judge and as an Alaska Court of Appeals judge. As a result of my experience, I have the necessary writing and research skills for almost any written trial-court litigation, be it in the criminal or civil arena.

Education

Legal Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
Non Legal Education
- College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1989
  B.S.
  Major: Business Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

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Senior Associate
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Past Positions

Alaska Court System, Judge, 2013 - 2018
State of Alaska, Department of Law, Supervising Assistant Attorney General, 2001 - 2013

Languages

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English
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Classes and Seminars

Anchorage Youth Court , 2001 - 2014

Pro Bono Activities

UAA Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee

Bar Admissions

Alaska, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1996
U.S. District Court, 1996

Other Affiliations

Alaska Bar Law-Related Educ. Committee (Member)
UAA Legal Studies Advisory Committee (Member)

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Contact

Anchorage, AK

711 M Street
Suite 2
Anchorage, AK 99501

Directions

Phone: 907-782-4728

Fax: 907-276-5291

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.akdefenselaw.com

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