Background

From 1995 to 2007, firm principal Ted Popely served as lead attorney for the Alaska Legislature, where he advised and counseled leading legislators, administration officials and staff on complex legal and policy issues ranging from tax policy to Native law. He served as committee counsel, carried specific legislation, and worked regularly with top state and federal officials.

He is a distinguished member of the Alaska Bar, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law (1994), and an accredited author with the Arizona Law Review. He has received numerous awards and honors for his achievements as an attorney. He is admitted to practice before the Alaska Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court, and the United States Supreme Court.

He has practiced in the private sector as a civil litigator, and he served as a law clerk before the Honorable Judge Elaine Andrews. He has forged strong relationships with key officials throughout Alaska and at the federal level. His professional and personal ties within local, state, and federal governments serve as a tremendous resource in pursuit of SINE DIE’s clients’ goals.

Managing partner Jeremy Conkling is a retired law enforcement officer and practicing attorney. He is a distinguished member of the Alaska, Oregon, and Washington Bar Associations, a cum laude graduate of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law, with a certificate in Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice.

With more than a decade of experience advocating for clients before municipal and state bodies, Jeremy brings seasoned judgment and zealous representation to SINE DIE’s clients.