Jessica Dillon - Anchorage, AK

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 2008
    J.D.
    Honors: summa cum laude
    Major: Public Law & Regulation

• Non Legal Education

  • Santa Clara University, 2001
    B.A.
    Major: Communications
  • University of Alicante, Spain, 1999

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Past Positions

• Anchorage Superior Court Judge Morgan Christen, Clerk, 2008 - Present
• Alaska State Legislature

Representative Cases

• In re Blue Cross Shied Antitrust Litigation, 225 F. Supp.3d 1269 (2016)
• ITMO: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, OAH No. 06-SARB-TAX, OAH No. 07-SARB-TAX, 08-56-09 & 08-56-10, OAH No. 08-SARB-TAX, OAH No. 09-SARB-TAX, 10-56-12, OAH No. 10-0193-TAX, OAH No. 11-0153-TAX, OAH No. 13-0474-TAX, OAH No. 14-0555-TAX, OAH No. 15-0360-TAX (administrative oil & gas property tax matters)
• BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc., et al. v. State of Alaska, et al.; Case No. 3AN-06-8446 CI (Consolidated) 2006 Tax Year (9 week trial of oil & gas property tax matter)
• BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc., et al. v. State of Alaska, et al.; Case No. 3AN-06-8446 CI (Consolidated) 2007/08/09 Tax Years (11 week trial of oil & property tax matter)
• BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc. v. State, Dep’t of Revenue, 325 P.3d 478 (Alaska 2014) (upheld favorable decision for North Slope Borough)
• State, Dep’t of Revenue v. BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc., 354 P.3d 1053 (Alaska 2015) (upheld favorable decision for North Slope Borough)
• BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc. v. State, Dep’t of Revenue, 327 P.3d 185 (Alaska 2014) (affirmed the North Slope Borough’s 45% enhanced attorney’s fee award)
• North Slope Borough v. State of Alaska; Case No. 3AN-13-08917 CI (successful Declaratory Action regarding Jurisdiction of the State Assessment Review Board)
• State of Alaska v. North Slope Borough, et al.; Case No. 3AN-12-11398 CI (defended Declaratory Action regarding the application of the tax cap)
• Geokinetics, Inc. v. State of Alaska, et al.; Case No. 3AN-15-07516 CI (court granted North Slope Borough’s Motion to Dismiss)
• Eni US Operating Co., Inc., et al. v. State of Alaska; Case No. 3AN-16-07242 CI (Consolidated)
• Kaktovik Constructors, JV v. North Slope Borough; Case No. 2BA-16-00006 CI (settled)
• Cornelison v. TIG Ins., 376 P.3d 1255 (Alaska 2016) (court dismissed numerous claims in legal malpractice, defended on appeal, and settled on remaining two claims)
• Engstrom v. City and Borough of Juneau; Case No. 1JU-17-00926 CI (defended CBJ, settled
• Henry v. Municipality of Anchorage; Case No. 3:15-cv-00187 (employment retaliation case, favorable $2.236 million verdict)
• North Slope Borough v. Harris Corporation (resolved claims on Harris’ performance bond and obtained over $6 million change order at no cost to the Borough)
• North Slope Borough v. Osborne Construction Co., et al. (resolved through mediation roof and tank repairs)
• Poulin, et al. v. AK1 Construction, et al.; Case No. 3KN-20-00331 CI (court granted City of Kenai’s Motion to Dismiss)
• Semco Energy, Inc. d/b/a ENSTAR Natural Gas Company vs. Utility Technologies, Inc. (successfully secured a settlement on behalf of ENSTAR).
• Defended various employment matters before the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights & Anchorage Equal Rights Commission

Bar Admissions

• Alaska, 2008
• U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 2008

Other Affiliations

• Alaska Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Tutors Committee)
• Volunteer English and IT Teacher, 2004 - 2005 (Chachoengsao, Thailand)