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ReadEthan Hallstrom
Associate
- Phone:
- 208.388.4991
- Fax:
- 208.954.5249
- Email:
- ehallstrom@hawleytroxell.com
Biography
Ethan Hallstrom is an associate in the firm’s Litigation, Employment & Labor, and Construction practice groups in the Pocatello office. Ethan graduated magna cum laude from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2025. During law school, Ethan served as a Managing Editor of the Idaho Law Review and earned CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Business Associations and Statutory Interpretation. He also served as a Rule 224 Intern for the University of Idaho’s Community Law Clinic, drafting a variety of legal documents and pleadings for various types of cases, including divorce & child custody, guardianship, landlord-tenant, and criminal defense. Prior to that, Ethan served as a Judicial Extern for the United States Air Force at Luke AFB in 2023 and as a Judicial Extern for the Whitman County Superior Court in 2024.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
Statutory Interpretation, 2025
Business Associations, 2023
EDUCATION
Law School:
University of Idaho College of Law, J.D. magna cum laude, 2025
Idaho Law Review
Managing Editor, 2025
Undergraduate:
Brigham Young University – Idaho, B.A. History Education, 2022
Minor: American Government
INTERNSHIPS
Rule 224 Intern, University of Idaho Community Law Clinic, 2024-2025
EXTERNSHIPS
Judicial Extern, Whitman County Superior Court, 2024
Legal Extern, United States Air Force, Luke AFB, 2023
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