Born and raised in Anchorage, Emma has been an attorney in Anchorage, Alaska, since 2008. After clerking for the honorable Judge Aarseth, Emma worked at the District Attorney’s office. In nearly five years at the DA’s office, Emma prosecuted a wide variety of crimes, ranging from DUIs and shopliftings to homicides. Emma worked two years in a small private practice handling small business administration, probate and estate planning matters, before coming to the child protection section of Alaska’s Department of Law. As a child protection attorney, Emma represents the Office of Children’s Services. As one of the office’s Senior Assistant Attorney Generals, Emma also assists in training new attorneys to her section, providing trainings to the client, and assisting in statewide court training for child protection practitioners in a variety of roles. When she’s not working, Emma enjoys anything that involves playing outside, volunteering for the Arctic Bicycle Club, reading, and teaching her young daughter everything about Alaska.