Drew H. Peterson graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1972. From his earliest days of law practice he has focused on providing quality legal services to individual clients of often limited means. He began his career in a small legal services office in a suburban / rural Minnesota county. He came to Alaska in 1976 with Alaska Legal Services Corp, where his final position was as Rural Litigation Coordinator, with supervisory responsibilities for rural offices all over the State of Alaska. In private practice in Anchorage since 1980, Drew has continued to focus his practice on providing legal services for working-class clients, particularly through the practice areas of family law, personal injury law, Indian law and related issues involving the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and representing small, family owned businesses. Drew Is now semi-retired, and he limits his practice to mediation, workshops, and a limited family practice. Since 1987, Drew has also been active as one of Alaska's best known mediators. Mediation is a structured settlement facilitation technique, utilized in an effort to resolve legal and other disputes outside of the courtroom, thereby resulting in substantial savings for clients in costs, time, and improved relationships. Drew is well known to many of his legal colleagues through a regu  In further emphasis of Drew's commitment to encourage quality legal services for the under-represented, Drew taught at and was eventually the Director of Legal Studies at Charter College in Anchorage, in he 1990s As such, he was responsible for the education of Paralegal Assistants, under a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association (ABA). The increased use of paralegals has been encouraged by the ABA as one of the primary methods of making legal services more affordable for individuals of limited means. In addition to his his mediation practice, Drew maintains a limited family law practice, handling mostly uncontested family matters, some "unbundled legal services", "collaborative divorce", and representing family law clients who are engaged in mediation. Call our office to determine whether or not your case is of the sort he handles. if not, we will make appropriate referrals to other counsel. Finally, since 1993, Drew has been the owner and principal trainer for Wingspan Training and Consulting, a training firm emphasizing the techniques of win-win negotiations and collaborative problem solving. Wingspan Training and Consulting has presented numerous workshops to business, governmental agency and private groups, encouraging the use of such techniques to resolve disputes in a more humane and less expensive method than is found in the traditional adversarial legal world. For more information about Wingspan Training and Consulting, go to: Wingspan. For more detailed information about Drew H. Peterson, refer to his Professional Resume, list of Publications, and lists of Workshops Attended and Workshops Presented. |
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