Ward Merdes
Merdes Law Office, P.C.
- Biography
Board certified trial attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Lecturer for the American Association for Justice. Extensive trial experience. Born/raised in Alaska. MBA from Cornell. Fair, honest and work hard. We only represent people we like and trust. Life is too short.
- Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Fees
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Free Consultation
Call toll free: 866-452-3741 for a confidential and free evaluation of your claim. We are board certified specialists who focus on car/trucking accidents, personal injury and wrongful death claims. -
Contingent Fees
We are only paid attorney fees if we successfully get your claim paid. No recovery – no fee. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Our standard fee is 33% of what we recover for you. No recovery – no fee.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Alaska
- Since 1989
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- Professional Experience
- Director
- Alaska Association for Justice
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1999 –
Current
- The Alaska trial bar is represented by the Alaska Association for Justice (AAJ). I’ve served as an AAJ director for years. It’s a good group that helps injured people fight insurance company abuse.
- Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law
- J.D.
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1985
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1988 - Editor-in-Chief, Santa Clara Law Review
- Honors: Cum laude
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- Santa Clara University
- B.S. | Economics
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1981
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1985 -
- Cornell University
- MBA | Business
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1988
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1990 -
- Awards
- Diplomate
- Association Trial Lawyers of America
- 2006
- ATLA’s “Diplomate” award is the highest education award offered by ATLA. It requires over 400 hours of additional education in trial presentation.
- Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy
- Association Trial Lawyers of America
- 2006
- ATLA’s National College of Advocacy initiated the “Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy” program in the early 1990’s. It involves an incredible amount of eduation and teaching. I was the first attorney in the nation to earn this designation.
- Professional Associations
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Alaska State Bar
 # 8906027
- Member
- Current
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- American Association for Justice
- President’s Club Member
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2006 –
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