Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Monday announced he has named the chair of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, Attorney Anne Helzer to serve as Municipal Attorney.
Helzer has been an Anchorage resident for 15-1/2 years and has practiced law in Alaska for 13 1/2 years. Helzer will replace Blair Christensen who served the Municipality for nine years.
Helzer was appointed by Gov. Bill Walker to the Alaska Public Offices Commission, which serves as the state’s watchdog agency for campaign finance law compliance and public disclosure, where she served as a both a hearing officer and agency chair for five years.
Helzer was also appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to the Alaska Violent Crimes Compensation Board, where she has served in the attorney seat since 2020. Her term will end in March 2023.
Helzer is an Alaska Court System certified mediator, a member of the Probate and Estates section of the Alaska Bar Association, and a volunteer attorney for law related projects including the United States Federal District Court Prisoner Civil Rights Pro-Bono Project (Alaska).
She is the past president of the Anchorage Bar Association and a graduate of the Anchorage Police Citizen’s Academy. She is admitted to practice law in all Alaska Courts including the United States Federal District Court (Alaska) and has represented hundreds of Alaskans statewide in a variety of business and personal legal matters since 2009.
“Serving as Anchorage’s Municipal Attorney is an extraordinary honor. Anchorage’s Department of Law has a long-standing reputation for excellence which I will preserve,” said Helzer. “I will confront the city’s current challenges head on. I am committed to lawfulness and integrity in our city government. I commend Blair, who led our Municipal Department of Law with strength and legal expertise.”
“I appreciate the hard work and commitment to excellence that Blair displayed in her role for the Municipality of Anchorage,” said Mayor Bronson. “I look forward to having Anne on board with her wealth of experience and her focus to serve every citizen of Anchorage as the Municipal Attorney.”
Anne Helzer’s name will be submitted to the Anchorage Assembly for confirmation.
