Anna Chapman Crary

Anna Chapman Crary is a partner at Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP in Anchorage who handles civil litigation and advises clients on Alaska Native, Tribal, municipal, employment, and business matters. Her practice includes disputes involving organizations, local businesses, tribes, public entities, and insurers. She works across trial and appellate matters and helps clients address legal questions involving governance, employment relationships, natural resources, housing, and liability concerns.

Crary earned a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in 2012 and a B.A. from Smith College in 2004. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable Anna M. Moran of the Alaska Superior Court. Her legal training and judicial clerkship provided experience with legal research, written advocacy, court procedure, and the careful evaluation of factual records that supports her litigation and counseling practice.

Crary has represented clients in matters involving business litigation, labor and employment law, insurance disputes, housing, fisheries, environmental and natural resources issues, and Alaska Native law. Her experience includes defending liability claims, representing Alaska tribes seeking to protect fishing rights in federal court, and handling matters for local businesses. She also previously worked with the Tulalip Tribal Court, where she defended tribal members facing misdemeanor charges.

Anna Chapman Crary combines litigation experience with knowledge of Alaska-specific legal and governmental issues. She is admitted in Alaska and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Her professional work reflects a practical approach to disputes that can involve public law, tribal interests, business operations, employment concerns, and complex questions of state and federal law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, Alaska Legal Elite

Licensed State

• Alaska
• Washington

Education

• University of Washington School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Smith College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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