JOHN ANDREW LEMAN Shareholder Practice Areas: Real Estate, Construction, Litigation, Corporate and Business Law, Public Utilities Law Telephone: (907) 277-1604 Fax: (907) 276-2493 E-mail address: jal@khe.com Download Contact Information (Vcard)

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Leman’s practice areas include corporate law, business law, real estate, construction, employment, and civil litigation.  He has represented Alaska utilities in substantial litigation over fuel delivery agreements, construction projects, and business contract disputes.  He has also litigated claims involving the Alaska Wage and Hour Act, sexual harassment, WARN Act layoff notifications, and state taxation of municipal utility operations.

Mr. Leman drafts business contracts, corporate documents, and business acquisition papers for a number of corporate and individual clients.  A significant portion of his practice focuses on helping Anchorage real estate developers create condominium projects under the Alaska Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.  He has also assisted clients in dealing with real property acquisitions, right-of-way issues, long-term real estate leases and Native allotments.  Mr. Leman serves as a parliamentarian at utility annual meetings and has assisted clients with drafting board policies, employment policies, and employment contracts.

Prior to joining the firm in 1997, Mr. Leman served as a law clerk for Judge Andrew Kleinfeld of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for Justice Daniel Moore and Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court.  Mr. Leman is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Alaska.

EDUCATION

Mr. Leman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 from the University of California, Santa Cruz.  He received his Juris Doctor degree in 1995 from the University of California, Davis, School of Law.  During law school he served as a Senior Articles Editor on the U.C. Davis Law Review.  He was the highest-ranking graduate in his class, and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.  He was admitted to the bar in the State of California in 1995 and in Alaska in 1997.