Jacob B. Gerrish

Jacob B. Gerrish is an associate in the Anchorage office of Stoel Rives LLP who practices in litigation. Gerrish handles matters involving contract disputes, property disputes, and questions of constitutional and statutory interpretation. His work calls for careful research, briefing, and analysis of complex legal issues. He brings Alaska-based experience to disputes that may involve detailed records, competing legal arguments, and close reading of governing law.

Gerrish earned a J.D. from the University of California Berkeley, School of Law in 2022, together with a Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law. He served as Books & Research Editor of Ecology Law Quarterly. He earned a B.A. in Political Science & Economics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2017, summa cum laude, and received the University of Alaska Scholars Award. This academic background supports his work in litigation and natural resources matters.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Gerrish clerked for Judge Christina Rankin of the Alaska Superior Court and for Justices Daniel E. Winfree and Jude Pate of the Alaska Supreme Court. During law school, he was a legal intern in the Juneau Field Office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of General Counsel, and a judicial extern for Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Jacob B. Gerrish has been listed in the Alaska Business Legal Elite for 2025. Gerrish has also written on environmental law, including Clean Water Act enforcement and the scope of federal environmental review. Before becoming an attorney, he worked as a legislative aide to a member of the Alaska State Legislature. His background combines Alaska public-sector experience, judicial clerkships, environmental-law training, and litigation work focused on careful legal analysis and practical dispute strategy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP
• Member, Alaska Bar Association

Licensed State

• Alaska

Education

• University of Alaska Fairbanks
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science & Economics Summa Cum Laude

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