$ 300-400 per hour
Peggy Roston
About Peggy
Biography
Making a positive difference in the lives of my clients is a core value for me. I have the experience to give people the advice they need to make thoughtful decisions for their future.
Education and Professional History
I graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1976, and I was admitted to the Alaska Bar in 1977. I started my legal career as a commercial and business lawyer. For the next fourteen years, I worked with business clients to find practical solutions to the complex problems they often faced in running their companies. While I learned a great deal about commercial and business law, I found I did not have a passion for what I was doing.
In early 1991, an opportunity came along, which changed my life. A good friend and family lawyer decided to leave Alaska. She called and asked if she could refer her divorce clients to me when she left. I said, “Of course.” Within a matter of months, I was helping divorce clients find practical solutions for the problems they faced in their divorces. Twenty-five years and many clients later, I still love what I do.
Dedicated to Divorce, Child Custody, and Family Law
The Alaska Bar Association does not certify family lawyers as specialists. Therefore, I cannot ethically hold myself out as a family law specialist. I can, however state that my practice emphasizes family law cases.
Clients
I have worked with clients in Anchorage, on the Kenai, in the Mat-Su Valley, and Fairbanks. I have represented clients from many walks of life – from subsistence fishermen to successful business owners.
Because I was a commercial and business lawyer for the first fourteen years of practicing law, I can provide effective and aggressive representation for professionals, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives, and work with them to protect their personal and business legal interests.
Associations
I am a member of the Alaska Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in California for 47 years
State: California
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Licensed in Alaska for 48 years
State: Alaska
Acquired: 1977
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Peggy Roston
4141 B St Ste 402, Anchorage, AK, 99503-5943
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Peggy Roston's Reviews
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Posted by William | January 23, 2024 | Consulted Attorney
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Looking for divorce attorney.
Do not use Peggy at anchoragedivorcelaw.com. She was terrible on the phone and was upset I had her cell phone number even though it was listed on her office door. If you need a divorce attorney please find someone else.
Posted by anonymous | February 7, 2019 | Hired Attorney
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Outstanding Advocate
Peggy is not only well versed in Alaska divorce law, she has a clear understanding of equitable distribution and asset division. She is creative, ethical and honest. All of my stereotypes regarding lawyers were shattered by Peggy. There is nothing she doesn’t catch and she fights tirelessly for her c...
Posted by Brendan | February 22, 2015
I highly recommend Alaska divorce lawyer Peggy Roston
A colleague of mine recommended Peggy Peggy for help with my divorce in Anchorage, Alaska. She helped me work through my divorce, property division, child custody and child support after my wife and I separated. Peggy knows Alaska divorce and family law incredibly well and she helped answer any que...
Peggy Roston's Lawyer Endorsements
"I have known Peggy Roston personally and professionally for many years. She has an innate and genuine curiosity about people and the law that makes her an outstanding lawyer. Her intelligence and analytical skills are second to none. She displays the highest ethical standards in her practice and obtains good results for her clients. I regularly refer clients to Peggy who need a family law lawyer."
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Experience
Work Experience
1991 - Present
owner, Law Office of Peggy Roston
Associations
1977 - Present
Alaska Bar Associationmember
1976 - Present
State Bar of Californiamember
Sample of Legal Cases
Bilbao v. Bilbao, 205 P.3d 311 (Alaska 2009)
Case affirmed on appeal.
Gault v. Gault, MOJ 2006 WL 3387268, (Alaska 2006) (NO. S-12071)
Order modifying custody AFFIRMED.
Duffus v. Duffus, 72 P.3d 313 (Alaska 2003)
VACATED and REMANDED
Manelick v. Manelick, 59 P.3d 259 (Alaska 2002)
Court reversed conclusion concerning the value of the practice. Court remanded issue of piano debt. Court affirmed the superior court's valuation of the Range Rover.
L.L.H. v. S.C.H.,MOJ, 2002 WL 1943659, (Alaska 2002) (NO. S-10172)
AFFIRMED
Martin v. Martin,52 P.3d 72 (Alaska 2002)
Alaska Supreme Court affirmed trial court's finding that husband's premarital business was converted to marital property.
Korn v. Korn, 46 P.3d 1021 (Alaska 2002)
Case reversed and remanded. Alimony and property division are separate. Wife is not required to pay for rental income for living in home.
Municipality of Anchorage v. Robertson, 35 P.3d 12 (Alaska 2001)
Based on the above analysis, the Board's decision that the coming and going rule precluded compensation to Mr. Robertson is reversed and remanded. The court affirms the Board's finding that the MOA parking garage is part of the MOA's premises.
Wright v. Wright, 22 P.3d 875 (Alaska 2001)
Case affirmed on appeal
Faust v. Faust, MOJ, 2000 WL 34545807, (Alaska 2000) (NO. S-8930)
The AK Supreme Court affirmed stating the trial court had the discretion to conclude neither party was the prevailing party.
Wessels v. Wessels, MOJ, 1999 WL 33958790, (Alaska 1999) (NO. S-8125)
The Court affirmed the decision below.
Gaston v. Gaston, 954 P.2d 572 (Alaska 1998)
Reversed and Remanded.
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Cook Inlet Region, Inc., 807 P.2d 487 (Alaska 1991)
See: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1454416/kenai-peninsula-bor-v-cook-inlet-reg/?q=cites%3A(1424567)
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Tyonek Native Corp., 807 P.2d 502 (Alaska 1991)
Court rules that the property is developed and therefore taxable moots the borough's appeal concerning its Rule 60(b) motion. REVERSED and REMANDED.
Rainier Fund, Inc. v. Blomfield Real Estate Co., 717 P.2d 850 ( Alaska 1986)
cased affirmed.
MILLER V. MILLER, S-11625 (ALASKA 2006)
Superior court's judgment AFFIRMED.
Beaudoin v. Beaudoin, 24 P.3d 523, 2001 (Alaska 2001)
The superior court's 1998 orders denying Michael's motion for a hearing on voluntary underemployment and establishing his child support obligation are VACATED. This case is REMANDED for further proceedings as directed in this opinion.
Education
1976
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers