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Jillian L. Christiansen

Associate

Phone:
208.388.4886
Fax:
208.954.5287
Email:
jchristiansen@hawleytroxell.com

Biography

Jillian Christiansen is an associate in Hawley Troxell’s Business, Tax, and Public Finance practice groups. Jillian is a 2021 graduate of the University of Idaho College of Law, receiving a CALI Award for Partnership/Corporate Tax, and received an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School in 2022. Prior to joining Hawley Troxell, Jillian spent three years as a Public Finance tax attorney, preparing tax compliance certificates and providing tax assistance relating to public finance matters, and is a former Deputy Attorney General of the Idaho State Tax Commission.

An Idaho native, Jillian spends her free time reading, playing board games, and spending time with her family and her dog, Ruger.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Idaho

Colorado

United States Tax Court

United States District Court, District of Idaho

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

“Tax-Exempt or Taxable: Which One Is Your Project”, California Special Districts – A Publication of the California Special Districts Association, Vol. 19, Issue 2, Pg. 42-43, Mar-Apr 2024

“Is Protesting Synonymous with Racketeering? RICO’s Expansive Reach Post-NOW v. Scheidler.” Published by the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) on December 28, 2020

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CALI Excellence for the Future Awards, Partnership/Corporate Tax, 2021

PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

National Association of Bond Lawyers

American Bar Association

EDUCATION

Law School:

Georgetown University Law School, LL.M. Taxation, 2022

University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 2021

Undergraduate:

Idaho State University, Honors B.A. cum laude Political Science, 2018

Idaho State University, B.A. cum laude International Studies, 2018

EXTERNSHIP

Legal Extern for U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale, 2020

CLERKSHIP

Law Clerk for the Idaho Industrial Commission, 2021

INTERNSHIP

Legal Intern for Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Capital Habeas Unit, 2020

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