James D. Linxwiler
- Of Counsel
Location:
Anchorage, AK
Phone:
Fax:
907-793-2299
Email:
Areas Of Practice
- Oil and Gas Law
- Mining Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Alaska Native Law
- Business and Commercial Law
- Real Estate Law
- Environmental Law
Bar Admissions
- Alaska, 1976
- District of Columbia, 1976
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. - 1974
- University of California at Berkeley
- B.A. - 1971
Published Works
- Co-author (with Joseph Perkins) of: “A Primer on Alaska Lands,” 61 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 7-1 (2015)
- “Voter Initiatives: Mineral Development And The Will Of The People,” 59 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 15-1 (2013)
- “The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 35: Delivering On The Promise,”53 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 12-1 (2007)
- “The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: The First 20 Years,”38 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 2-1 (1992)
- Chapter 27 “Alaska Federal Oil and Gas Leasing,” RMMLF publication Law of Federal Oil and Gas Leases
- Co-author, George Lyle, Chapter 43, “Alaska Environmental Law,” Matthew Bender publication Environmental Law Practice Guide
Representative Cases
- Sturgeon v. Frost, 136 S.Ct. 1061 (2016), unanimously reversing Sturgeon v. Masica, 768 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir., 2014) (represented 6 amici curiae Alaska Native Corporations)
- Mills v. United States et al., No 12-35589 (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals), (Represent Doyon in ongoing RS 2477 case)
- Native Village of Chickaloon v. National Marine Fisheries Service, et al, 947 F.Supp.2d 1031 (D. AK, 2013) (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals), (represented Apache Alaska Corporation in Endangered Species Act/Marine Mammal Protection Act/NEPA case)
- Pebble Limited Partnership v. Parnell, 215 P.3d 1064 (2009),(Represent Alaska Federation of Natives and Association of ANCSA CEO's in lawsuit challenging anti-mining initiative)
- SEACC v. State of Alaska and University of Alaska, 202 P.3d 1162 (2009),(Represent University of Alaska in lawsuit challenging legislation granting the University 260,000 acres of land)
- Aloha Lumber v. Univ. of Alaska, 994 P.2d 991 (Alaska 1999) (Represent University of Alaska in multiple actions challenging timber sale)
- Bay View ex rel. AK Native Village Corps. v. AHTNA, Inc., 105 F.3d 1281 (9th Cir. 1997)
- Eyak Traditional Elders Counsel v. Sherstone, Inc., 904 P.2d 420 (Alaska 1995) (Represent Sherstone in challenge to timber operation)
- Jackson v. United States, 485 F. Supp. 1243 (D. Alaska 1980)
- Alaska Public Easement Defense Fund v. Andrus, 435 F. Supp. 664 (D. Alaska 1977)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Alaska, Natural Resources Law Section, Chairman, 1988 to 1992
- Alaska, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, Co-Chairman, 2013 to 2013
- District of Columbia Bar
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Foundation
