Paul S. Wilcox
Paul S. Wilcox is a member of HUGHES PFIFFNER GORSKI SEEDORF & ODSEN, LLC. He joined the firm in 1988 and currently serves on the management committee. Mr. Wilcox has practiced in Alaska since 1976, and although he has focused on the labor and employment law (management) for a significant part of his career, he also has broad experience in personal injury, adoptions, estate planning and wills, insurance defense, real estate, business formation, professional licensing and general litigation. In recent years his practice has particularly addressed elder law, representation of non-profit organizations and service as an arbitrator.
EDUCATION
J.D., University of California, Hastings, 1975
B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1970
BAR ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of Alaska, 1976
Supreme Court of California, 1975
U.S. District Court Alaska, 1976
U.S. District Court, Northern California, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1978
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Anchorage Bar Association
Alaska Bar Association
National Lawyers Association
State Bar of California
Who's Who in American Law
CURRENT AND PAST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Anchorage Community Theatre
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Board of Directors, President |
Anchorage Parks and Recreation Commission
Boys & Girls Club
Commonwealth North
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Board of Directors, Treasurer |
Sonrise Christian School
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Board of Directors, President |
LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, FACULTY
“Alaska Labor and Employment Law”, National Business Institute, Inc., 1993.
Alaska Pacific University
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Adjunct Professor, “The History of Collective Bargaining” and “Protective Labor Legislation”. |
“An Audit Can Help Avoid Employee Lawsuits”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1991.
“Can Employers Spy on Employees?” Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1999.
“Cost, Privacy Among Reasons to Turn to Mediation Before Courts”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1999.
“Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims Under Alaska Law”, National Business Institute, June 1999.
“Disability Law in the Workplace”, The Alaska Advisor, Spring 1992.
“EEOC Guides Employers Through the Minefield of Harassment”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1999.
“Employee Handbook Checkups”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1999.
“Employee Handbook May Constitute an Enforceable Contract”, The Education Advisor, 1990.
“Employers Obligated To Report Hirings, Firings To State CSED”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 2000.
“Employment Law: Anatomy of A Wrongful Discharge Case”, Alaska Bar Association, November 1993.
“Employment Law Issues Facing Non-Profits”, Alaska Association of Non-Profit Organizations.
“Employment Law Update”, Alaska Broadcasters Association Convention, October 1993.
“Family Leave Act”, The Alaska Advisor, Winter 1993.
“Going Global”, Basic Employment and Immigration Issues with Practical Examples on Russia, a World Trade Center Alaska Seminar, January 1995.
“HIPPA Update”, 2003.
“How to Avoid Wrongful Discharge Claims”, Alaska Hospitality & Food Service Expo, Anchorage, Alaska, February 2000.
“Human Rights Commission Has Many Roles”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 2000.
“Labor and Employment Audits”, Alaska Hotel and Motel Association Annual Meeting, 1991.
“Labor And Employment Issues Currently Facing Telephone Utilities”, Organization for the Protection and Advancement of Small Telephone Companies Annual Convention, 1991.
“Labor and Employment Update”, Hughes Thorsness Powell Huddleston & Bauman LLC annual seminar, 1989-2000.
“Local Attorney Recommends Preventive Acts” (Re: Americans with Disabilities Act), Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1992.
“More Employers Consider, Buy Employment Liability Insurance”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1999.
“Personnel Law Update 2000”, Council on Education and Management, November 2000.
“Preventing Sexual Harassment”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1991.
“Ruling Extends Some Union Protection to Nonunion Workers”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 2000.
“Thirty Days To Get To Court”, The Municipal Advisor, 1991.
“Untangling the FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Comp Overlap”, Council on Education in Management, 2004
“Wage, Hour Class Actions Are Hot Ticket”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 2003.
“Well-Written Employee Handbook Must Be Specific To Company”, Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1999.
“Wrongful Discharge Update”, Alaska Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Series, 1991.
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