The One Big Beautiful Bill Revisited
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Associate
- Phone:
- 208.388.4886
- Fax:
- 208.954.5287
- Email:
- jchristiansen@hawleytroxell.com
Biography
Jillian Christiansen is an associate in Hawley Troxell’s Banking, 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
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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