Leslie R. Need

Leslie Need focuses her practice on Alaska Native Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, and Municipal Law. She previously worked as a law clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Roberts, the Alaska Attorney General’s office, and the Honorable Vanessa White of the Alaska Superior Court.

EDUCATION

• Kansas State University, B.S., 2003
• University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 2007
  • Native American Law Certificate
  • Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Certificate
• Energy Law Journal, Executive Notes and Comments Editor
• Energy Bar Association Year In Review Editor

PUBLICATIONS

• Curiosity and Carbon: Examining the Future of Carbon Sequestration and the Accompanying Jurisdictional Issues as Outlined in the Indian Energy Title of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, Energy Law Journal, Vol. 27, 2006 (published under maiden name)[pdf]
• Transgendered in Alaska: Navigating the Changing Legal Landscape for Change of Gender Petitions, Alaska Law Review, December 2009 (co-author)[pdf]

MEMBERSHIPS | RECOGNITION

• Alaska Bar Association
  • New Lawyer Liaison, Board of Governors 2012-2014
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Planning Committee
  • Member, Alaska Native Law Section
• American Bar Association
  • 2012-2013 Young Lawyer Division Public Service Committee
• Anchorage Bar Association
• Leadership Anchorage 2011 Graduate, Alaska Humanities Forum

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Alaska