Area of Practice
Matt Claman joined Lane Powell's Anchorage office as Counsel to the Firm on November 1, 2007. Matt served the Municipality of Anchorage as its first Acting Mayor from January to June 2009. He brings his diverse experience as the chief executive of Alaska's largest city, president of the Alaska Bar Association and as a trial attorney to the Firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Matt is also available as both an arbitrator and mediator.
Matt has managed his own ?rm, worked with Preston Gates & Ellis, worked for the Alaska Public Defender Agency, taught at the University of Alaska Anchorage and clerked for a federal district judge. In addition to his work as mayor, Matt served on the Anchorage Municipal Assembly, of which he is past chairman.
Professional Experience
ˇ Acting Mayor and Assembly Member, Municipality of Anchorage
ˇ Attorney, Claman Law Firm
ˇ Preston, Gates & Ellis
ˇ Adjunct Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
ˇ Alaska Public Defender Agency
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
ˇ Litigation
TV/Radio Interviews
ˇ "A-1 Timber Could Resume Chiniak Logging by Next Week," Interviewed by KMXT Radio (June 8, 2011)
Publications
ˇ "Parnell Should Veto Plan to Bulldoze Two Anchorage Athletic Fields," Alaska Dispatch (May 5, 2012)
Professional and Community Activities
ˇ Alaska Bar Association
- President (2007-2008)
- Member, Board of Governors (2002-2008)
ˇ Municipality of Anchorage
- Acting Mayor (2009)
- Assembly Chairman (2008-2009)
- Assembly Member (2007-2010)
ˇ Anchorage Youth Symphony Association
- President (2011-Present)
- Board of Directors (2010-Present)
ˇ Anchorage Downtown Rotary Club
ˇ Maritime Law Association
ˇ American Bar Association
News
03.26.2012
Gay Rights: Waging a Battle for Anchorage Via Churches and Money
02.15.2012
Five Former Anchorage Mayors Back Gay Rights Initiative
10.31.2011
Claman to Host Lane Powell Sponsored Legal Affairs Radio Show
10.06.2011
Riley and Jamieson Quoted in The Alaska-Washington Connection About Doing Business in Alaska
06.14.2011
Claman Discusses Success of Preliminary Injunction for Lane Powell Client A-1 Timber Consultants on KMXT Radio
10.26.2010
Denali Family Services False Claims Act Defense Victorious
08.17.2010
Claman Quoted in ADN Regarding Radio Station Creditor Case
11.12.2009
Claman Rejoins Lane Powell's Litigation Practice Group
04.14.2008
Claman Becomes Chairman of Anchorage Assembly
01.03.2008
Claman Joins Lane Powell's Commercial Litigation Practice Group
Articles
05.08.2012, Parnell Should Veto Plan to Bulldoze Two Anchorage Athletic Fields