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Ryan J. Spencer

Associate

Phone:
208.500.2069
Fax:
208.954.5294
Email:
rspencer@hawleytroxell.com

Biography

Ryan Spencer is an associate in the firm’s Litigation, Insurance, and Healthcare practice groups in Idaho Falls. Ryan is a recent graduate of the University of Idaho College of Law, receiving his J.D. in May of 2023. During law school, Ryan was a Law Clerk for a local Idaho firm, gaining litigation experience drafting court documents, conducting research, preparing legal arguments and assisting with trial strategy.

Ryan also gained significant legal administrative experience working as a Legal Assistant whilst attending BYU-Idaho as an undergraduate, where he earned a B.S. in Special Education with an emphasis in Severe Disabilities in 2020. Having worked as a Student Teacher and Special Education Paraprofessional with students with learning, mental, and physical disabilities, Ryan is passionate about developing better education practices for students with disabilities.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Idaho

Utah

Wyoming

United States District Court, District of Idaho

United States District Court, District of Utah

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Understanding Idaho’s Updated Eligibility Criteria for Specific Learning Disabilities, Hawley Troxell Newsletter, December 2024

“Welcome to the Circus: An Analysis of Kennedy v. Bremerton,” BYU Education & Law Journal: Vol. 2024: Iss. 1, Article 5. (2024)

EDUCATION

Law School:

University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 2023

Undergraduate:

Brigham Young University – Idaho, B.S. Special Education, 2020

Severe Disabilities emphasis

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