Wohlforth, Johnson, Brecht, Cartledge & Brooking
A Professional Corporation
Attorneys

Michael Gatti
Wohlforth, Johnson, Brecht, Cartledge & Brooking, A Professional Corporation
900 West 5th Avenue
Suite 600
Anchorage, AK 99501
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: (907) 276-6401
E-mail: mgatti@akatty.com
Fax: (907) 276-5093
Web site: http://www.akatty.com


Position Areas of Practice Bar Admissions
Education Affiliations Representative Cases

Michael Gatti offers legal experience in all facets of municipal law. Before becoming counsel to this firm, he served several years as attorney for the Anchorage Assembly, and before that he served many years as Borough Attorney for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. He has represented municipal clients before all levels of the Alaska court system, numerous administrative agencies and the United States District Court. He works with administrative and elected officials on diverse matters including public finance, land use, procurement, taxation, and numerous state, local and municipal law issues. He has been a regular speaker at municipal functions on conflicts of interest, land use planning and other topics.

Current Employment Position(s):
Attorney
Areas Of Practice:
Administrative Law
Business and Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Civil Rights
Constitutional Law
Construction Law
Education Law
Election Campaign and Political Law
Employment Law
Government Agencies and Programs
Government Contracts
Labor Law
Litigation and Appeals
Real Estate Law
State, Local and Municipal Law
Taxation Law
Bar Admissions:
Alaska
Colorado
U.S. District Court District of Alaska
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education:
California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
J.D.

University of California, Santa Barbara, California
B.A.
Honors: High Honors
Major: Law and Society

Representative Cases:
Philbin v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 991 P.2d 1263 (Alaska 1999)
 
Price v. Dahl, 912 P.2d 541 (Alaska 1996)
 
U.S. v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 906 P.2d 1386 (Alaska 1995)
 
Lazy Mountain Land Club v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough Board of Adjustment and Appeals, 904 P.2d 373 (Alaska 1995)
 
Belarde v. Municipality of Anchorage, 634 P.2d 567 (Alaska 1981)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Alaska Municipal Attorney's Association, 1988 - Present
 
Alaska Municipal League, 1997 - 2000
Board of Directors
 
Alaska Municipal League, Legislative Committee Education, Municipal Elections and Local Government Powers
Past Member
 
Alaska Municipal League, Legislative Committee Education, Municipal Elections and Local Government Powers
Co Chair
 
Alaska Municipal League, Legislative Committee Education, Municipal Elections and Local Government Powers
Chair

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