Law Office of Paul H. Bratton Paul H. Bratton Attorney at Law /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html From our law office deep in the Alaska backwoods, Attorney Paul H. Bratton and Paralegal Judy M. Price use their decades of activist experience to help abused consumers, accident victims, and those struggling to protect their place on the earth. At times legal advice and counsel are enough, but if litigation or an administrative appeal is necessary, we have the experience and tenacity to fight for your rights.
 
Please take a look at our practice pages for a brief description of areas of law we deal with on a daily basis.

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Attorney Paul H. Bratton and Paralegal Judy M. Price have fought long and hard for more than three decades to stop the spraying of toxic herbicides along the Alaska Railroad, reform wasteful s 1049650@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Practice Areas 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Articles of Interest /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html 1314127@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Law Office of Paul H. Bratton Paul H. Bratton Attorney at Law 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Fair Debt Collection Practices Act- a basic explanation /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html

People and entities covered by the FDCPA

The FDCPA broadly defines a debt collector as "any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate comme 1314824@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Articles of Interest 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Law Office of Paul H. Bratton Paul H. Bratton Attorney at Law /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html 1049593@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Consumer Debts Are Focus of Booming Industry /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html

In 1996, when Heather Scott's marriage split up, she defaulted on
$3,000 she owed on her Discover credit card. "It was either that or
feed my kids," the Phoenix woman says. Until re 1314823@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Articles of Interest 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Attorney /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html 1314712@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Attorney Profile 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Attorney Profile /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html

Law Office of Paul H. Bratton is a solo practice.

Paul H. Bratton  is admitted to practice in the state and federal court in Alaska & California. In addition he is adm 1049620@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Law Office of Paul H. Bratton Paul H. Bratton Attorney at Law 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Paul H. Bratton /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html

After 20 years of commercial fishing and 30 years fighting to protect remote communities, coastal fishermen, and the Alaska environ 1263725@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Attorney Profile 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Empowering Alaskans, One Claim at a Time /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html On top of it all, even more than the lost time and money, the ultimate frustration for most of our clients is the brush-off; the attitude that "we will do with you whatever we want and the 1049609@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Law Office of Paul H. Bratton Paul H. Bratton Attorney at Law 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Contact Us /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html Our primary office location is  a remote homestead located  on Chunilna  Creek in the foothills of the Talkeetna Mountains. Using a fixed-cell phone system and internet connection, 1049610@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Law Office of Paul H. Bratton Paul H. Bratton Attorney at Law 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Liberty & Constitutional Claims /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html

The late Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz once explained the Alaska character writing that

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With the growing economic distress consumers face in this era of rising gas prices, predatory debt-buyers, and the meltdown of the subprime mortgages industry, much of our practice involv 1049649@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Law Office of Paul H. Bratton Paul H. Bratton Attorney at Law 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Consumer Rights - Debt Collector Abuses - Lemon Law /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html

It seems that every day the unscrupulous operators develop a new way to abuse and take advantage of Alaskans. Often they prey on the most vulnerable. However there are state and federal laws t 1263761@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Practice Areas 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z Personal Injury /publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer/index.html

Alaska is a dangerous place. Roads can be icy. The weather can make flying hazardous. The seas can turn stormy. To the extent possible, we all should take personal responsibility and act prudently. 1264198@justia.net/publish/b/a/c/backwoodslawyer Practice Areas 2008-12-06T23:58:34Z