Anchorage, Alaska Personal Injury Lawyer Resources

Anchorage injury cases are shaped by conditions most of the country never has to think about. Long winter darkness, black ice on the Seward and Glenn Highways, moose collisions, and a road network where a few corridors carry almost all the traffic in and out of the city combine to produce crashes that look very different from the rest of the country. On top of that, Alaska's economy (aviation, fishing, oil, tourism, and military) generates categories of injury claims that are rare elsewhere, including bush-plane crashes, maritime and Jones Act cases, and oilfield and remote-worksite injuries.

Alaska follows pure comparative fault, which is favorable to injured people: even if you were partly or mostly at fault, you can still recover, with damages reduced by your percentage of blame. Alaska generally applies a two-year statute of limitations to personal injury claims, though certain categories (claims against government entities, medical malpractice, wrongful death) follow their own rules and much shorter notice periods. In my 32 years of practice, missed deadlines are one of the most common ways promising cases get lost, and Alaska's remote geography makes it even more important to get a lawyer involved early so evidence can be preserved before conditions change.

Goldberg & Loren handles Anchorage injury cases across every major practice area: auto and truck collisions, motorcycle wrecks, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, maritime and aviation claims, premises liability, and wrongful death. George Goldberg founded the firm after starting his career in 1994 defending airlines and insurers and switching to the plaintiff side in 1996. That aviation defense background is directly useful in Alaska, where small-plane and commercial air claims are part of routine life and the defense bar is experienced.

Below are our Anchorage-focused articles and FAQs covering the questions our Alaska clients ask most often in a first consultation.

If you were hurt in Anchorage or anywhere in Alaska, we offer a free case review 24/7, and you pay nothing unless we recover money for you. Call us at 1-888-352-9243.