Erin Hanson is an associate in Hawley Troxell’s Litigation, Banking, and Insurance practice groups. Erin graduated summa cum laude from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2021, where she graduated 3rd in her class, received several CALI Awards, and served as Chief Symposium Editor of the Idaho Law Review.
During law school, Erin served as a Legal Intern in the Criminal Division of the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office and as a Judicial Extern for Chief District Judge David C. Nye in the U.S. District Court, District of Idaho, where she gained experience drafting briefs and researching legal issues related to dispositive civil and criminal motions.
In 2021, Erin became a Term Law Clerk for Judge Noah G. Hillen of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho, drafting legal decisions and preparing bench memoranda prior to joining Hawley Troxell in 2024.
Idaho
University of Idaho Alumni Award for Excellence, 2020
CALI Awards:
Cruel and Unusual: The Constitutional Requirement for Heightened Protections for Defendants with Severe Mental Illness in Capital Cases, 57 IDAHO L. REV. 299, 2021
Law School:
University of Idaho College of Law, J.D. summa cum laude, 2021
Idaho Law Review
Chief Symposium Editor, 2020-2021
Undergraduate:
Boise State University, B.S. magna cum laude Political Science, 2017
Term Law Clerk for Judge Noah G. Hillen, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho, 2021
Judicial Extern for Chief District Judge David C. Nye, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho, 2020
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