Wiley G. Cason

Wiley’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, construction disputes, and government contracts. His clients, including contractors, project owners, healthcare organizations, and businesses operating across Alaska, rely on him to navigate complex claims and legal disputes.

A lifelong Alaskan raised in Anchorage, Wiley earned his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Washington Journal of Law, Technology, and Arts. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Alaska Anchorage and is admitted to practice in Alaska and Washington, and before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Alaska and Western District of Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Wiley has taught Construction Law as an adjunct professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage since 2022, and has been listed as part of Alaska Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in Public Contracts Law (2024-2025), has been recognized by Chambers USA, and was named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2026).

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D.

  • University of Alaska Anchorage, B.A. in Philosophy

Awards, Experience, and Activities

  • Chair for the Municipality of Anchorage’s Board of Ethics

  • Advisor for the Pacific Northwest Province, Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity

  • Law Clerk for the Anchorage District Court, Alaska

  • Law Clerk for the Honorable Richard E. Berens, Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

  • Staff Editor, The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution

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Admitted

  • Alaska

  • Washington

  • U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and Western District of Washington

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

  • United States Supreme Court

Publications

  • Co-Author, "Alaska's Prompt Payment Statute," The Alaska Contractor, Spring 2025

  • Co-Author, "No More Non-Competes," The Alaska Contractor, Spring 2023

  • Co-Author, "OSHA Citations: Can you rely on the employee misconduct defense?," The Alaska Contractor, Spring 2022

  • Co-Author, "Bidding on Public Projects: The Calculated Risks of Unbalanced Bids," The Alaska Contractor, Fall 2020

  • Co-Author, "Ordinance Adds New Responsibility Requirements for Anchorage Municipal Contractors," The Alaska Contractor, Spring 2020