Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Atkinson v. Metlakatla Indian Community, et al. Represented defendants, Metlakatla Indian Community Annette Islands Reserve and  individual employees sued in wrongful death and negligent hiring and oversight action with claimed damages in excess of $5,000,000. Protracted litigation resulted in full summary judgment and case dismissal in defendant's favor. No appeal taken.
• Misdemeanors
  Over twenty-two years of combined criminal and civil litigation experience, including three years defending military members in the U.S. Air Force against misdemeanor and felony charges, and nineteen years defending civil claims against physicians, hospitals, insurance companies, governmental entities and other organizations on claims ranging from medical negligence, personal injury and insurance bad faith. Civil litigation experience includes, trial experience defending an aircraft maintenance company in a jury trial resulting in a split verdict, and litigation experience preparing and defending a small claims matter for a national airline in a bench trial resulting in a defense verdict, presenting numerous oral arguments on dispositive motions with an emphasis on medical negligence actions, and arguing several appeals before the Alaska Supreme Court.
• Murder
  Thirty-five years of both civil and criminal litigation experience defending claims against physicians, hospitals, manufacturers, and other organizations. During the past twenty-five years, tried and won medical negligence, products liability, wrongful termination, contract, and other personal injury cases against the most prominent plaintiffs' attorneys in Alaska, Michigan and Washington. While a Member of the U.S. Air Force, defended the only capital murder case brought during term of service. Mr. Lazar became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2005. He served as Alaska State Chairman for the ACTL from 2006 to 2014. The Best Lawyers in America. 2016 Anchorage Personal Injury Litigation - Defendant's Lawyer of the Year.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  The firm's clients include many of the country's largest insurers, worker's compensation carriers, bonding companies, and a number of Lloyds of London underwriting syndicates. Delaney Wiles, Inc. has been AV rated for 20 years and recommended in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. Many of the Litigation Section attorneys are leaders in respected litigation societies and associations.
• Wrongful Termination
  Mr. Lamb's experience also includes defending commercial truck drivers and drivers of rental cars; defending architects, physicians, and hospitals against professional negligence claims; defending wrongful termination cases against the State of Alaska and medical professionals; defending negligence cases against Alyeska Ski Resort and Hilltop Ski Resort; defending the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation against negligent highway design and maintenance claims; defending the Alaska Railroad and Municipality of Anchorage against negligent operation and maintenance claims; and defending the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources against claims it negligently fought a wildfire in 1996, that resulted in the loss of over 330 structures. Tried (through verdict) over twenty complex civil matters. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
• Employment Discrimination
  Ibale v. Safeway. Represented defendant in federal court in wrongful termination case, with plaintiff alleging Title VII violations of race and gender discrimination, age discrimination under the Age Discrimination Employment Act, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and emotional distress. Summary judgment granted in its entirety by U.S. District Court. Plaintiff appealed to the 9th Circuit, which affirmed summary judgment.
• Employment Litigation
• Sexual Harassment
  The firm has represented employers in a variety of employment-related lawsuits including defense of wrongful discharge suits, defense of class actions alleging wage and hour violations, defense of sexual harassment and other discrimination lawsuits, and related tort and contract claims.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Mr. Thomas has been with the firm since 1985. His practice focuses primarily on Litigation Law, defending tort lawsuits in the fields of personal injury, automobile and other products liability, premises liability, and property damage, as well as representing insurers in UIM, bad faith and declaratory judgment actions. He has acted and assisted as local counsel on behalf of such companies as General Motors and Toyota. He is counsel to the state-mandated property/casualty insurance guaranty association, and he is both counsel and administrator for the state-mandated life and health insurance guaranty association. He has drafted bills making significant changes to the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association Act and the Alaska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act. His work has taken him throughout the State of Alaska, where he has resided since 1965.
• Property Damage
  C&D Moonlighting, Inc. v. Gamel: obtained defense verdict in jury trial involving a claim for property damage. The plaintiff used an expert at trial, whereas the defendant did not.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Delaney Wiles, Inc. has a national reputation as an outstanding litigation firm. The firm has handled many complex and difficult legal matters filed in Alaska. Typical of these matters are numerous cases involving the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, complex product liability questions, catastrophic personal injury, aviation, professional malpractice, admiralty, environmental incidents, governmental authority and responsibility, and oil and gas issues concerning the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• Medical Malpractice
  The firm represents a variety of health care clients, including urban and rural hospitals, a University Hospital, physician groups, and individual physicians on a variety of health care-related matters, ranging from litigation defending major medical malpractice actions, to legal counseling on issues involving credentialing, and physician-hospital relationships.