Christopher P. Lauer

Christopher P. Lauer is an attorney at Manley Brautigam Bankston P.C. in Anchorage who focuses on tax and estate planning, asset protection, and appellate tax litigation. His practice includes estate and wealth-transfer planning, business succession, corporate transactions, oil and gas tax disputes, and nonprofit organization law. He advises individuals and businesses on legal structures and planning decisions that can affect ownership, taxes, family wealth, and long-term business continuity.

Lauer earned a J.D. summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2020 and a B.A. in Political Science from Seattle University in 2010. During law school, he completed judicial externships with Judge Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio. His education and judicial experience support careful analysis of tax, estate, and appellate issues.

Lauer’s background includes work as an anti-money laundering advisor and consultant before and alongside his development as a lawyer. In practice, he assists with estate plans, asset-protection strategies, business succession arrangements, corporate transactions, and tax matters that may require administrative or appellate advocacy. His work also covers tax issues affecting oil and gas interests and legal questions involving nonprofit organizations, allowing him to address planning and dispute needs across several related areas.

Christopher P. Lauer is admitted to practice in Alaska and is active in professional organizations focused on estate planning. He serves on the executive committee of the Alaska Bar Association’s Probate and Estate Planning Section and as Secretary of the Anchorage Estate Planning Council. His combination of tax, estate, business, and appellate experience helps clients plan for transfers, structure business interests, address tax risks, and manage legal issues involving assets and succession.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Manley Brautigam Bankston P.C.
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Executive Committee Member, Alaska Bar Association Probate & Estate Planning Section
• Secretary, Anchorage Estate Planning Council
• President, American Constitution Society, Case Western Reserve Chapter (2018-2019)

Licensed State

• Alaska

Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Seattle University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

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