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44 Alaska B. Rag 1 (2020)

handle is hein.barjournals/askabar0044 and id is 1 raw text is: Meet Phil Shanahan - the new Bar Counsel By Clinton M. Campion Phil Shanahan took over as'Bar Counsel for the Alaska Bar Associa- tion in December 2019 I met with Phil Feb. 7, 2020, to discuss his life, his legal career and his initial im- Phil Shanahan pressions of his role as Bar Counsel. Phil and I have known each other since I began prosecuting cases for the State of Alaska in 2008 and he was a criminal defense lawyer. Phil was born and raised in an Irish Catholic family just outside of Boston. His parents grew up in the projects in South Boston. His father went to school with James Whitey Bulger, the infamous leader of the Winter Hill Gang in Somerville, MA. Phil's father knew at a young age that Whitey would turn out to be bad. Phil is the youngest of six chil- dren. He is the only one of his sib- lings to graduate from college, but all of his siblings have had success- ful careers in Massachusetts. All of his siblings still live in Massachu- setts. Phil grew up playing sports and rooting for New England's teams. His family has ha son tickets Continued on page 9 f 3 The Bar Rag Editor recalls a special visitor and a question for the ages. For details see the Editor's Column on Page 2 Look for changes coming in the federal criminal justice system By Darrel J. Gardner It is with true sadness that I re- port that this will be my last regu- lar column. I have been writing the Federal Bar Update for many years now, and I hope that I have provided our legal community with interesting news and information about our federal courts and practice here in Alaska. However, it's time for a big change; I have accepted a position to become the first Criminal Justice Act Supervising Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, and my wife and I will be moving to Spokane at the end of March. We have very mixed emotions but are looking forward to our new ad- venture. I was born and raised in Alaska, and other than time away for college, law school, and a short stint in California in the late 1980s, I have lived and worked here my en- tire life. I have so many friends and memories from this beautiful place. I have been greatly honored to be a part of the Alaska legal profession for more than 36 years. I have trav- eled all over the country as part of my volunteer bar activities, and I have met literally hundreds of other lawyers; I can honestly say that the quality of practice and the level of professionalism in Alaska is second to none. If you ever find yourself in Spokane, please feel free to give me a call at the federal courthouse - I would love to have a cup of coffee with a fellow Alaskan! New president takes over The Alaska Chapter of the Fed- eral Bar Association has been mov- ing forward under the leadership of Kevin Feldis (Perkins Coe), who assumed his role as president on Oct. 1, 2019, replacing out-going Jamie McGrady takes the oath as Alaska's Federal Public Defender. She assumed the post Jan. I. Photo byJudge Leslie Dickson president Mary Pinkel. The first gathering of the year took place on Feb. 13, 2020, at our usual meeting spot, the Executive Dining Room at the Fitzgerald Federal Building and Courthouse. Featured speakers at the lunch- time event included Chief Judge Timothy Burgess, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder, and Federal Pub- lic Defender Jamie McGrady, who reported on current happenings and anticipated future developments concerning the court and the federal criminal justice system in Alaska. Judge Burgess announced that not only is Alaska still on track to have a new federal courthouse, but there has also been talk of establishing a federal detention center in Anchor- age. Currently, there is no federal detention facility in Alaska, so all federal prisoners are housed under contract with the Alaska Depart- ment of Corrections. This situation adds additional costs and compli- cations in that the state jails in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau often have conflicting rules and pro- cedures compared to the require- ments of the U.S. Marshals, who are charged with overseeing the deten- tion of federal inmates. Bryan described a full steam ahead status at the U.S. Attorney's office due to recent federal funding Continued on page 11 x l* x x x x x a. o ' f S o a E 0) ino 0 4V: I

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