Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Feldman

Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Feldman


Summit Law Group PLLC

Recognized since 1991

Seattle, Washington

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Arbitration

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Litigation - Environmental

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Criminal Defense: General Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Jeff maintains an active trial and appellate practice, focusing on complex civil and criminal matters. He has substantial trial experience, before judges and juries, and has appeared as counsel and argued more than 75 appeals to the Alaska Supreme Court, Alaska Court of Appeals, Idaho Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Jeff's trial experience encompasses a broad range of matters, including environmental and antitrust cases, oil and gas disputes, constitutional claims, commercial and corporate litigation, and insurance and personal injury matters.

Jeff’s criminal practice focuses on corporate and environmental matters. He has defended companies, corporate officers, and employees in most of the significant environmental matters prosecuted in Alaska, including the Exxon Valdez grounding, the prosecution of timber companies, passenger cruise ship operators, and airline operators for Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act violations, and state and federal environmental prosecutions of oil companies drilling on Alaska’s North Slope. Jeff also has handled public corruption prosecutions, perjury cases, federal false statement and false claims charges, and Alaska’s only impeachment inquiry.

Before joining Summit Law Group, Jeff was the founding partner at Feldman Orlansky & Sanders in Anchorage, Alaska. Jeff is also a faculty member at the University of Washington School of Law, has served as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and is a frequent CLE lecturer.

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Location
  • 315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 1000
    Seattle, WA 98104-2682
Education
  • Northeastern University, JD, graduated 1975
  • Northeastern University, graduated 1972
  • Northeastern University, BA, graduated 1972
Bar Admissions
  • Alaska, Alaska Bar Association
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Academy of Appellate Lawyers - Fellow
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • American Law Institute - Member
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
  • University of Washington School of Law - Faculty Member
  • Woodrow Wilson - Fellow
State Clerkships
  • Alaska - Supreme Court

Summit Law Group PLLC
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

18 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Criminal Defense: General Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice, Anchorage (2014)
  • Arbitration, Anchorage (2012)
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Anchorage (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Environmental
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
  • White-Collar Criminal Defense
Awards:
  • Alaska Bar Association Pro Bono Award (2013)
  • Alaska Bar Association Human Rights Award (2013)
  • ACLU - 40 Heroes of Constitutional Issues Award (2011)
  • Planned Parenthood - John Rader Award (2010)
  • ACLU Public Service Award (1993 & 2005)
  • Alaska Bar Association Professionalism Award (1998)
  • United States District Court for the District of Alaska Public Service Award (1987 & 1985)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation

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