Overview
Danika is an associate in Dorsey’s Anchorage office.
While in law school, Danika served as a senior articles editor for the Fordham Law Review. Her legal writing has been published in the Fordham Law Review, American Indian Law Journal, and Alaska Law Review.
She completed internships at the Alaska Department of Law’s Labor & State Affairs Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska. Additionally, she was a summer associate at an international law firm.
After law school, Danika clerked for the Hon. Jennifer S. Henderson of the Alaska Supreme Court and the Hon. Timothy M. Burgess of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
Before law school, Danika performed and toured internationally as a classical musician. She now plays with the Anchorage Symphony and her string quartet. Her experience pursuing excellence in the arts gives her a unique passion for learning, detail, performance, and connection that make her a valuable asset to clients.
Education & Admissions
Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2022)
The Juilliard School (M.M., 2017)
Northwestern University (B.M., 2015)
Admissions
- Alaska
- U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
Clerkships
- Alaska Supreme Court, Justice Jennifer S. Henderson, 2022-2023
- U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, Judge Timothy M. Burgess, 2023-2024
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
- Issues in Implementing Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction in Alaska’s Tribal Courts, 40 ALASKA L. REV. 1 (2023).
- Polarizing Impact: Indigenous Labor Consultation under the International Labor Organization Convention 169 and the Emerging Polar Shipping Industry, 90 FORDHAM L. REV. ONLINE 165 (May 2022).
- Healthcare Self-Governance, 10 AM. INDIAN L. J. 1 (Dec. 2021).
- Note, Free and Fair: A Novel Threshold Test for Equal Protection Election Law Claims, 90 FORDHAM L. REV. 991 (Nov. 2021).
- Joseph Palandrani & Danika Watson, Comment, Systemic Racism and Voting Rights in 2021, 89 FORDHAM L. REV. ONLINE 124 (May 2021).
Industries & Practices
Banking & Financial Institutions
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- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Commercial Litigation
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Healthcare Litigation
- Indian & Alaska Native
- Labor & Employment
- Pro Bono