Selia Butler

Selia Butler is an attorney with Holmes Weddle & Barcott in Kenai, Alaska. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation and workers’ compensation defense. She assists clients with contested civil matters involving business interests and employment-related injury claims. Her professional background includes work in the courts and government offices, giving her familiarity with how legal disputes develop. She approaches litigation through research, written analysis, and preparation for proceedings before judges.

Selia earned a B.A. in History and English from Thomas Edison State University in 2016 and a Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law in 2019. During law school she served first as a staff editor and later as executive editor of the Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy. She also participated in the Trial Advocacy Board. Those activities developed her legal writing, editing, and courtroom presentation skills.

Selia interned with the Alaska District Attorney’s Office in Kenai and worked on the majority staff of the U.S. Senate Energy Committee during Senator Lisa Murkowski’s chairmanship. She also clerked for the American Center for Law and Justice while completing law school. Before joining her current firm, she spent two years clerking for Judge Lance Joanis of the Alaska Superior Court in Kenai, gaining direct exposure to civil court proceedings.

Selia Butler is admitted to the Alaska state courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Her court clerkship and legislative experience support a practice involving commercial litigation and workers’ compensation defense. She has worked with legal questions from the viewpoints of trial courts, government offices, and private clients. That background informs her approach to researching claims, analyzing procedural questions, and preparing civil matters for resolution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Holmes Weddle & Barcott
• Member, Alaska Bar Association

Licensed State

• Alaska

Education

• Regent University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Thomas Edison State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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