Jason M. Brandeis

Jason M. Brandeis is a partner at Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot whose practice includes marijuana law and regulation, appellate work, business formation, and election law and campaign financing. Brandeis advises businesses and government entities on regulation of the marijuana industry and has substantial experience with Alaska marijuana law and policy. He also handles civil litigation, appellate advocacy, legislative policy analysis, and compliance with political campaign finance and disclosure requirements.

Brandeis earned a J.D. from Vermont Law School in 2001 and a B.S.S. from Ohio University in 1997. Before joining private practice, he served as a tenured associate professor of justice and legal studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage, teaching the American legal system, constitutional law, and civil liberties. His academic background and published research support a practice that often requires close analysis of evolving regulatory systems, constitutional issues, statutory interpretation, and public policy.

Brandeis has represented clients at all levels of the state and federal court systems, including service as co-counsel before the United States Supreme Court in Morse v. Frederick. He has also worked as an associate attorney for the Alaska Public Offices Commission and as a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska. His published work has examined the history and development of Alaska marijuana law, legalization, banking, and landlord-tenant issues affecting regulated cannabis businesses.

Jason M. Brandeis combines regulatory counseling, litigation, academic research, and public-sector experience in a practice focused on emerging and constitutionally sensitive legal issues. Brandeis has been recognized for his work on Alaska marijuana law and has participated in professional organizations connected to legal education and cannabis law. He helps clients understand how changing rules affect business formation, licensing, compliance, litigation risk, campaign finance obligations, and policy decisions, with particular attention to Alaska’s distinctive legal framework.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, Alaska Bar Association Law Related Education Committee
• Member, International Cannabis Bar Association

Licensed State

• Alaska

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Ohio University
  B.S.S.

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