James K. Wilkens Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
Anchorage attorney James K. Wilkens of the law firm of Bliss Wilkens and Clayton has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Council of America. Bliss Wilkens and Clayton has offices in Anchorage, Alaska, and in Tucson, Arizona. A 1997 graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, Wilkens received his Juris Doctor degree (with honors) from Drake Law School in 1980. He was selected under the Attorney General’s Honor Law Graduate Program, where he served as a trial lawyer in the US Department of Justice, Tax Division. Since 1984, Wilkens has represented business, insurance, aviation and individual clients, both in Alaska and in Arizona, in a wide variety of trial and appellate matters. Wilkens is active in community and business organizations, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Oro Valley Business Club. Wilkens is a member of the Forensic and Litigation Service committee of the Arizona Society of CPAs, and a frequent speaker on forensic accounting and litigation matters.
The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.
For more information regarding the Litigation Counsel of America, please contact Jessica Sullivan at (212) 724-4128 or Jessica.Sullivan@litcounsel.org