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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
About David Henderson
I have been assisting personal injury clients in Anchorage since the year 1998. From the start of my legal career, I worked as a public defender for two years, then went on to start my own law office in 2000. I am part of the Alaska Bar Association, in addition to being a member of the Florida Bar, the Utah State Bar, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In addition, I belong to the following organizations as a member: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Alaska Association for Justice, American Association for Justice (AAJ), National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
I represent those who have been seriously harmed in accidents or by the negligent actions of another. I receive ample information and support from the organizations I am a part of, and I can use this to my clients' great advantage when approaching a case. I attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where I graduated in 1994. I earned my Juris Doctor from the Florida State University College of Law, where I graduated in 1997 with honors.
During my time in law school, I was an active part of the Moot Court Team. In addition, I am a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College®. On a more personal note, I enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, rock climbing, fishing, and I am a licensed pilot.
Proven verdicts and settlements
Phyllis Rivers, pregnant, was treated at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Her doctors noted at least three indicators of infective endocarditis, rejected that diagnosis in favor of pregnancy-induced vasculitis, stopped her antibiotics after four days and sent her home. Untreated, the infection caused a stroke that left her paralyzed. After a bench trial under the Federal Tort Claims Act the court entered a $22,000,000 judgment against the United States and found the doctors reckless, which lifted Alaska's $400,000 malpractice cap. The Ninth Circuit affirmed in 2018.
An 18-year-old died in May 2005 when his snow machine went into a hole in the ice near Barrow that North Slope Borough Public Works had dug. His mother, Isabel Brower, sued the Borough, and an August 2007 jury found it negligent and a legal cause of his death. The jury awarded $1,756,365. Alaska's cap on noneconomic damages cut the award to $1,280,675, and the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed in 2009.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.