Brewster H. Jamieson

Brewster Jamieson represents clients in litigation and a broad range of commercial disputes. He practices before Federal and State trial and appellate courts, administrative agencies, and in private arbitrations. According to Chambers USA, one source remarked, “he stands apart from many of the attorneys I’ve worked with—realistic, honest, extremely knowledgeable, and passionate about his work.”

Brewster represents a diverse clientele in matters involving numerous areas of law, including:

• Oil producers, drilling contractors, and oilfield support companies on a variety of contractual and regulatory disputes;
• Business entities and individuals in commercial disputes;
• Insurance litigation, including coverage disputes and bad faith lawsuits;
• Maritime litigation, including defense of vessel owners against personal injury, collision, administrative, and pollution claims;
• Transportation litigation, including representation of railroads and trucking companies in tort and contract disputes;
• Product liability defense, including representation of manufacturers of heavy equipment, consumer products, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals;
• ERISA litigation, including cases establishing ERISA plans, claims for benefits under ERISA plans, class action suits brought by ERISA plan members;
• Employment litigation, including defense of employers against wrongful termination, whistleblower, discrimination, and defamation claims; and
• Professional liability defense, including defense of physicians, dentists, attorneys, accountants, real estate licensees, engineers, and other professionals against malpractice claims.

Brewster was selected by the Chief Judge for the District of Alaska to serve as a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.