Mr. William D. Cook
Five Dangerous Words: "Maybe it will go away"
- Biography
After receiving his law degree from the University of Texas, Bill Cook was appointed the youngest judge in Texas at the age of 25. Following his experience there, he moved to Alaska and began working as an Assistant D.A. in the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted 100 misdemeanor and felony jury trials. Following his work as an assistant district attorney, Bill accepted a position as an assistant attorney general in the Marshall Islands. While there, he advised government officials, served on the parole board, and authored immigration legislation. After returning to Alaska, he served as magistrate for the Alaska Court System and as counsel for the Alaska House Judiciary Committee before returning to a personal injury practice.
- Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
No award or collected funds, no fee.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Alaska
- Since 1975
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Attorney and owner
- Law Office of William Dennie Cook, PC
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1982 –
2015
- private law practice
- Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee
- Alaska State House of Representatives
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1981 –
1982
- Advised the committee and Speaker of the House, authored legislation
- Magistrate
- Alaska Court System
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1980 –
1981
- Presided over district court cases, and also served as Divorce Master
- Assistant Attorney General
- Assistant Attorney General, Republic of The Marshall Islands
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1980 –
1980
- Temporary position – wrote new immigration laws, supervised parole board
- Assistant District Attorney
- Anchorage District Attorney’s Office
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1976 –
1980
- Prosecuting Attorney – tried 100 jury trials
- Municipal Court Judge
- City of Lufkin, Texas
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1969 –
1974
- Presided over Municipal Court – youngest Municipal Court judge in Texas at the time of appointment
- intern
- Los Angeles Co. District Attorney’s Office
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1969 –
1969
- in Bureau of Investigation
- Education
- University of Texas – Austin
- J.D. (1970) | Law
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1966
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1969 - internship at Texas Legislature
- Activities: Work-Study, Texas State Senate
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- Stephen F. Austin State University
- B.S. (1966) | History/Engllish
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1963
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1966 -
- Professional Associations
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association
- member
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2014 –
2015 -
- San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
- member
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2005 –
2015 -
- Washington State Association for Justice
- member
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2005 –
2015 -
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America Association for Justice
 # 48011
- member
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1985 –
2015 - Activities: Alaska representative for Motor Vehicle , Premises Liability Litigation Group; member of Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
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- Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Brain Injury Alaska.com
- Contact & Address
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