Gazewood & Weiner PC

About Us

Jason A. Weiner

Education

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY, 1997
• Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 1994

• Assistant District Attorney, Fairbanks Office, 2004-2007
• Associate, Clapp, Peterson, & Stowers, LLC, 1999-2003
• Law Clerk, Honorable Niesje J. Steinkruger, Superior Court, 1997-1999
• Licensed to Practice in Alaska, New Jersey, & New York    

• Fourth Judicial District Representative and Treasurer
• Alaska Bar Association Board of Governors
• Former President, Tanana Valley Bar Association
• Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
• Secretary, Hospice of the Tanana Valley
• Member, Fairbanks Concert Association           
• President, Alaska Bar Association
• Board Member, Hospice of the Tanana Valley

Jason A. Gazewood     

• Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA, 2002
• University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Master in Philosphy
• Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, B.A. 1991

• Partner, Levengood & Gazewood, 2007-2009
• Assistant District Attorney, Fairbanks Office, 2002-2007
• Wozniak Law Group, Mendon, MA 1999-2002
• Adjunct Faculty Member, UAF, Journalism Department
• Weekend Anchor/Reporter WAKA, Montgomery, AL, 1998-1999
• Sports Anchor, KTVF, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1997-1998
• Licensed to Practice in Alaska    

• Tanana Valley Bar Association, Vice President
• Board of Directors, Midnight Sun Run
• Board of Directors, Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption
• Head Football Coach, Lathrop High School

Kristin J. Farleigh

• University of Notre Dame Law School, 2008
• Gonzaga University, 2005

• Law Clerk, Honorable Kari C. Kristiansen, Palmer Superior Court, 2008-2010
• Legal Intern, Montana Legal Services
• Licensed to practice in Alaska (and federally, if that application has gone through)

• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, Tanana Valley Bar Association

JB Brainerd

• Golden Gate University, School of Law, San Francisco, CA, LL.M in Taxation, 2001
• Golden Gate University, School of Law, San Francisco, CA, J.D., 1999
• Boston University, Boston, MA, M.S., 2004
• Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, B.A., 1988

• Assistant District Attorney, Fairbanks Office, 2007-2009
• Attorney, Law Office of John C. Brainerd, 2003-2004, 2005-2007
• Attorney, The Schinner Law Group, 2004-2005
• Senior Tax Associate, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, 2002-2003
• Senior Tax Associate, Arthur Andersen, LLP, 2000-2002

• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of California
• Board Member, North Star Community Foundation
• District Leader, SGI—USA
• President, Fairbanks Estate Planning Council
• Adjunct Professor, UAF, Community & Technical College
• Board Member, Fairbanks Light Opera Theater
• Member, Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Business & the Arts Committee
• Member, Community Arts Association

Matt Tallerico

Bar Admissions

• Alaska Supreme Court, 2009
• U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, 2009

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, J.D., 2007
• Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, B.S.B.A. Finance, 2004

Experience

• Attorney, Disability Law Center of Alaska 2010 – 2011
• Legal Research Attorney, 2008-2010
• Judicial Law Clerk, 2007-2008

• Alaska Bar Association, Member
• Tanana Valley Bar Association, Member
• Fairbanks Kiwanis Club
• Volunteer for Alaska Network Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA)

Terrance W. Hall

• BA History, California State University, Fullerton, 1974
• Juris Doctorate, Western State College of Law, 1977

• Deputy District Attorney, Orange County, California, 1978-1981
• Former Summary Courts Martial Judge
• Retired US Army Field Artillery Officer
• Vietnam Veteran
• Adjunct Professor of History, University of Alaska Fairbanks

• Member, California Bar Association since 1978
• Member, Alaska Bar Association since 1995
• Member, Tanana Valley Bar Association since 1995
• Licensed Lawyer in Federal Courts in Alaska and California