Rhonda came to Alaska after law school graduation in 1976 to clerk for the late Justice Jay A. Rabinowitz on the Alaska Supreme Court. After her clerkship, she spent 12 years as a prosecutor in the District Attorney’s Office and Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, where she learned and taught trial advocacy, conducted approximately 150 jury trials, and handled about 70 appeals.

She joined the Civil Section of the Attorney General’s Office, where she spent over 7 years representing the State of Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division. After she retired from state service, she began practicing family law in the private sector. She handles child support problems, custody, divorce, visitation, and modifications at the superior court level, and she handles appeals in the Alaska Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

Family Law
Adoption
Child Custody
Child Support
Divorce
Litigation Percentage

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Alaska, 1977
U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 1991

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
J.D. – 1976
Law Review: Criminal Law Review, Staff, 1974 – 1976
State University of New York, Brockport, New York
B.A. magna cum laude – 1972
Major: Political Science & Pre-Law

Representative Cases

Weinberger v. Weinmeister, 268 P.3d 305 (AK 2012) (Alaska Supreme 2012)
Gorton v. Mann, Slip Opin. #6698 (7/27/12) (Alaska Supreme 2012)
McDonald v. Trihub, 173 P.3d 416 (AK 2007) (Alaska Supreme 2007)

Honors and Awards

Boy Scouts of America, District Award of Merit, 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 2006 – 2012
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member, 2012
Pro Bono Activities

Boy Scouts of America; Troop Committee Chair; Training Committee; Merit Badge Counselor, 2000 – 2012
Practical Positive Parenting, Small group leader, 2006 – 2012