Mara E. Michaletz - Anchorage, AK
Attorney at Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot
Appellate Practice Lawyers in Anchorage, AK
510 L Street Suite 700 Anchorage, AK 99501
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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18
Years
Experience
Anchorage Appellate Practice Lawyer
Updated: 04/21/2026
Areas of Practice
- Appellate Practice
- Aviation Accidents and Death
- Aviation Litigation
- Business Torts and Commercial Litigation
- Certificates of need, licensing, and change of ownership
- Complex Litigation
- Election Law and Campaign Financing
- Federal, State and Local Government Law
- Health Care Industry Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Law
- Land Use Law
- Marijuana Law And Regulation
- Mediation
- Professional Liability Litigation
- Unfair Trade Practices Act
Attorney Information
Overview
Mara Michaletz provides advice and advocacy for clients facing complex business, healthcare, probate, and insurance coverage decisions and disputes. Her practice also includes litigation of tort liability, civil rights, unfair trade practices claims, and medical malpractice defense. Mara has advocated on behalf of her clients in most judicial districts and at all trial and appellate court levels in Alaska state courts, in the Alaska and D.C. federal district courts, and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mara also counsels clients on administrative law and regulatory compliance in the areas of healthcare, election, and municipal law.
Prior to joining the firm, as a trial attorney in the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office, Mara tried dozens of jury trials throughout Alaska, prosecuting domestic violence, property, and homicide cases.
Mara has studied and lived abroad in Germany, the Netherlands, England, and Sweden, and is proud to have called Alaska home since clerking for the Honorable Peter Michalski of the Anchorage Superior Court in 2006.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Alaska Business Magazine, "Alaska's Legal Elite," Appellate Law (2024), Healthcare Law (2025)
- Thomson Reuters, “Alaska Super Lawyer,” Business Litigation, 2025-present
Other Sources of Feedback About Mara E. Michaletz
Included on the 2025 Alaska Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Minnesota Law School,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, 2006
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Journal: Journal of Law and Inequality, Staff Editor and Outside Articles Editor
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University of Minnesota Law School,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, 2006
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Non Legal Education
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Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, 2002
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, 2002
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Anchorage District Attorney’s Office, 2007 - 2013
- Honorable Peter Michalski of the Anchorage Superior Court, Clerk, 2006 - 2007
- Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union, Summer Fellow, 2005 - Present
- Atlanta Public Schools, AmeriCorps Volunteer, 2002 - 2003
- Journal of Law and Inequality, Staff Editor and Outside Articles Editor, 2004 - 2006
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors, Anchorage International Film Festival
- Anchorage International Rotary Club
- AmeriCorps Volunteer, Atlanta Public Schools, 2002-2003
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 2008
- U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2018
Other Affiliations
- Alaska Bar Association
- Alaska Bar Association (Law Examiners Committee)
- Alaska Bar Association (Torts and Personal Injury Law Section)
- Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers
- Anchorage International Rotary Club
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Contact
510 L Street
Suite 700
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-276-1550
Fax: (907) 276-3680
Email: Send a message
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