Talis James Colberg (born August 25, 1958)[2] is an American lawyer and politician who was appointed by Governor Sarah Palin as the seventeenth attorney general of Alaska on December 13, 2006.
[4] Before his appointment, Colberg worked as an associate attorney in the law firm Kopperud and Hefferan in Wasilla, Alaska from 1984 to 1985.
Until his appointment as Attorney General for the State of Alaska, he was in sole practice from 1992 and was also an Adjunct History Instructor at Matanuska-Susitna College, teaching Eastern and Western Civilization.
In addition to his legal practice and teaching responsibilities, Colberg was elected to two three-year terms on the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly.
As a result of the announcement of a legislative investigation of the Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal, Colberg and his Department of Law began conducting a parallel inquiry in late July 2008 at the request of Governor Sarah Palin.
On September 12, 2008, the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas to thirteen potential witnesses, including Todd Palin, regarding the Monegan dismissal.
[10] Colberg resigned as Attorney General on February 10, 2009, days after the legislature found Palin's husband Todd and nine state employees in contempt for refusing legislative subpoenas.