Connor Smith Email & Phone Number

Anchorage, Alaska Area

A fourth-generation Alaskan, Connor worked in the commercial fishing industry—first as a deckhand and then as a vessel owner and captain—before becoming an attorney. Connor utilizes this experience to assist participants in the commercial fishing industry in navigating a wide variety of matters, including Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act litigation, vessel and permit transactions, tax and regulatory issues, and others.

Anchorage, Alaska

Naknek, Alaska

- Navigate and captain a vessel in its commercial fishing operations, confirm through constant oversite that the vessel and crew are safe and productive, and establish markets with seafood companies to sell the vessel’s catch. - Maintain the vessel and equipment in seaworthy mechanical condition during the extent of the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery.

Alaska

Seattle, Washington

- Conduct weekly client-intake meetings, identify and research legal issues relating to employee/employer disputes, workplace discrimination claims, and minimum wage claims.- Construct strategic ways to help clients achieve their goals through drafting demand letters, filing claims with the appropriate enforcement agencies, and negotiating settlement terms with employers.

Homer, Alaska

- Assisted with the construction of residential homes and gained extensive experience in carpentry.

Dillingham And Homer, Alaska

- Maintain the deck equipment and fishing gear, as well as operate a second vessel.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Executive Editor, American Indian Law Journal; President, Labor and Employment Law Association Gaining extensive.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Captain, Mock Trial Team Collected and analyzed data on multinational corporations and the impacts.

Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Cellist, Northern Lights String Orchestra