Chloe E. Cotton

Chloe E. Cotton is an Anchorage attorney with Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Monkman, LLP whose work centers on Indian law, tribal government, federal litigation, and matters affecting Alaska Native communities. Her practice includes litigation and advocacy involving tribal rights, federal obligations, and the legal relationship between Native governments and public agencies. She has participated in significant matters involving self-determination contracting, child welfare jurisdiction, and representation of tribal interests.

Cotton earned a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2020 and an M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School in 2020. She served as an Editor of the Harvard Law Review and as its Coordinating & Outreach Chair. She earned a B.A. cum laude from Claremont McKenna College in 2012. Her legal and public-policy education supports work involving federal statutes, administrative systems, tribal sovereignty, and public decision-making affecting Native communities.

Cotton completed a Berkeley Law Foundation fellowship with the Native American Rights Fund, focusing on equal representation of Alaska Native and Native American tribes in redistricting. In private practice, she has worked on litigation involving Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract support costs and has represented tribal interests in Alaska appellate matters involving the Indian Child Welfare Act. Her experience reflects work at the intersection of federal Indian law, public policy, and appellate advocacy.

Chloe E. Cotton is admitted in Alaska and remains active in Alaska’s legal community. Her experience in tribal-rights litigation and public-policy work supports a practice focused on the legal frameworks that govern relationships among tribes, federal agencies, states, and other public institutions. She helps advance client positions through research, briefing, litigation, and strategic advocacy in matters where statutory interpretation, sovereignty, and government responsibilities are central.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Monkman, LLP
• Member, Alaska Bar Association

Licensed State

• Alaska

Education

• Harvard Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• Harvard Kennedy School
  Master of Public Policy (MPP)
• Claremont McKenna College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cum Laude

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