Chester Gilmore represents medical and legal professionals, healthcare institutions and other clients in all stages of complex litigation. A proven trial lawyer, he has extensive knowledge of how to communicate complicated medical, legal, and technical issues to juries and judges.   Chester’s extensive experience with health care institutions and hospitals allows him to provide advice and counsel in regulatory compliance and peer review matters.

Having clerked at the Alaska Supreme Court, Chester was a felony team leader at the Alaska Public Defender Agency, winning statewide honors as a trial practitioner, and acquittals in high profile murder cases. In private practice, he has successfully represented clients in arbitrations, appeals and trials – including the only medical malpractice trial held during the pandemic, where he won a full defense verdict for his client via Zoom.

As one of Alaska’s top trial lawyers, Chester represents many different types of clients in high stakes commercial disputes and contract litigation.  He has a particular expertise in legal and medical malpractice and advises hospitals on peer review and fair hearings.