Former Gov. Bill Walker lands at political ally's law firm

Walker, an attorney, this week joined the law office formerly known as Brena, Bell and Clarkson. The firm has changed its name to Brena, Bell and Walker, according to a document filed Friday in a federal case.

The “Clarkson” deleted from the name is Kevin Clarkson, who left his job to work as attorney general for Walker’s successor, Republican Mike Dunleavy.

Walker, 68, is a Republican-turned-independent who was elected governor in 2014. He suspended his campaign in last year’s gubernatorial race after his lieutenant governor, Democrat Byron Mallott, resigned.

Before he was elected, Walker and his wife, Donna, ran their own law firm, where they represented the city of Valdez, along with the Alaska Gasline Port Authority — a municipal entity that was promoting construction of a gas line from the North Slope to Valdez.

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