Whitney A. Brown

Whitney A. Brown is a partner at Stoel Rives in Anchorage and chairs the firm’s Appellate and Critical Motions Group. She litigates complex commercial matters involving constitutional law, statutory interpretation, administrative law, environmental law, and contract disputes. Whitney provides strategic counsel through all stages of litigation in state and federal courts. Her practice serves industries including healthcare and natural resources and draws on extensive experience with appellate courts, major motions, and complex legal questions.

Whitney earned a J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2017, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Law Review. She earned an M.P.H. and Graduate Certificate in Human Rights from Emory University in 2011 and an A.B. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 2007 with honors. Her multidisciplinary education supports sophisticated litigation and public-law analysis.

Whitney clerked for Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the US Supreme Court, Judge Morgan Christen of the Ninth Circuit, Judge Guido Calabresi of the Second Circuit, and Justice Goodwin H. Liu of the California Supreme Court. Her representative work includes healthcare employment appeals, environmental challenges to oil and gas projects, data-breach class actions, constitutional litigation, water-rights appeals, and disputes involving federal land and leasing programs. She also maintains an active civil-rights pro bono practice.

Whitney A. Brown is admitted in Alaska, California, several federal courts, and the US Supreme Court. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for appellate practice and commercial litigation and by Alaska Business Legal Elite. Whitney has also received Stoel Rives’ Andrew Guy Pro Bono Award. Her litigation practice combines high-level appellate experience, complex motion strategy, industry knowledge, and a sustained commitment to civil-rights and public-interest work.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Stoel Rives LLP
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska (2024-Present)
• President, Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers (2025-Present)
• Member, Pro Bono Committee, Alaska Bar Association (2022-Present)
• Board Member, Alaska Behavioral Health (2024-Present)

Licensed State

• Alaska
• California

Education

• UCLA School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Chicago
  A.B., Anthropology

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