Craig W. Richards (born 1975) was the

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. He was nominated for the position by his former law partner,

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in December 2014. Richards was born in

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. He received a degree in finance from the

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and an MBA from

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. He received his JD from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He clerked for

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judge

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. Richards was an associate at the law firm Wohlforth, Vassar, Johnson & Brecht in Anchorage before joining the firm that later became Walker Richards with Bill Walker. He is experienced with oil and gas and taxation and represented municipalities in litigation over the assessment of the

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. Walker Richards represented the city of Valdez and secured over $1B in tax revenue for municipalities and the State of Alaska. Richards was nominated for Attorney General of Alaska by Walker in December 2014. Richards announced his resignation as Attorney General on June 23, 2016, with the resignation effective immediately. Governor Bill Walker accepted his resignation, and thanked Richards for his service to the State of Alaska.

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