Douglas B. " Doug " Baily ( born January 27 , 1937 ) is an American lawyer . Baily served as U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Alaska from 1969 to 1971 , and was the Attorney General of Alaska from 1989 to 1990 . The most controversial issue that arose during his tenure as State Attorney General was the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska , on March 24 , 1989 . After the spill , Baily filed multiple court cases against Exxon Corp. and the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Douglas Baily