John Ptacin

John started his legal career as a law clerk to Superior Court Judge Dale O. Curda in Bethel, Alaska. After his clerkship, John served as an assistant attorney general with the Alaska Department of Law.

He represented numerous agencies during his fifteen years at the Department of Law, including The Alaska Public Offices Commission, The Department of Revenue, and The Department of Natural Resources.

From 2015 to 2021, John litigated complex cases related to royalties, oil and gas leasing, taxation, and pipeline rate regulation.

John’s current practice focuses on education, employment, oil and gas, utility rate regulation, and tax. John joined the firm in 2021, and has since founded its remote branch in Madison, Wisconsin.

Education

  • Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2004

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 2001

Admitted

  • Alaska

  • Wisconsin

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit