 Education: Harvard Law School, JD, 1978 University of Oregon, BS. Finance 1974 Admitted: United States Supreme Court Alaska State Courts 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 7th Circuit Court of Appeals US District Court Alaska US District Court Eastern District Wisconsin |
James B. (Jim) Gottstein, Esq.,
now functionally retired, is a
1978 graduate of Harvard Law School, and founded the Law Offices of
James B. Gottstein in 1985. Mr. Gottstein had over 40 years experience
representing clients in a wide-range of business matters, real estate, public land law, and
mental
health law. Clients included individuals, corporations and
other types of business entities, Alaska Native corporations,
non-profits, and an Alaska Native tribal government. Mr. Gottstein was involved in cases with big impacts, such as the Mental Health Trust Lands Litigation, resulting in the reconstitution of the 1 million acre trust and creation of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, as well as subpoenaing and releasing the Zyprexa Papers detailing the great harm caused by this drug that had been kept secret by its manufacturer, Eli Lilly, as well as its illegal marketing of Zyprexa for use in children and the elderly. In 2020 Mr. Gottstein published The Zyprexa Papers detailing the legal battle that ensued with Eli Lilly and his representation of Bill Bigley for whom he subpoenaed the documents. Mr. Gottstein's appellate work was focused on mental health related cases. Appellate decisions include: |