Hulsey v. Johnson & Holen

OPINION Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ. BURKE; Justice.

I

In February 1987, Ms. Geneva Hulsey contacted the law firm of Johnson & Holen, seeking representation in her efforts to reopen two related claims: a workers’ compensation claim and an arbitration claim. Elizabeth Johnson, of Johnson & Holen, undertook to represent Ms. Hulsey in both actions.

In March 1988, before it would agree to hear the merits of Ms. Hulsey’s request to reopen the compensation claim, the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) directed the parties to address a statute of…