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Partner
- Phone:
- 208.388.4070
- Fax:
- 208.954.5275
- Email:
- tanderson@hawleytroxell.com
Biography
Tyler Anderson’s practice is focused in the areas of litigation and mediation at both the trial and appellate level, with a primary emphasis on commercial, banking and finance, construction defect, and employment litigation. His experience also includes numerous banking matters, including breach of participation agreements, foreclosures, breach of promissory note, breach of guaranty, and lender liability defense.
Mr. Anderson has participated in several matters on behalf of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA). Additionally, he has participated in the federal court pro bono program and successfully represented a prisoner in federal court involving claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Eighth Amendment.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Idaho
United States District Court, District of Idaho
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Idaho State Bar Association – Litigation and Appellate Sections
Federal Bar Association
Idaho Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Idaho AGC (Associated General Contractors), Member
Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow, 2025
Idaho State Bar Association – Young Lawyers Section, past CLE Chair
Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
Volunteer Federal and State Court Pro Bono Litigation
Volunteer Attorney for Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
YMCA Youth Government Statewide Committee
Citizen’s Law Academy – Civil Litigation
Judge for Law School Mock Negotiation Competition
Moot Court Judge for high school moot court teams
EDUCATION
Law School:
University of Idaho College of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2002
Undergraduate:
Boise State University, B.A., 1999
CLERKSHIPS
Honorable Mikel H. Williams, Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Summer Clerkship for the Honorable Carl B. Kerrick, District Judge for the Second Judicial District, Nez Perce County, Idaho
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Best Lawyers in America ® – Litigation and Construction
Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year 2017 – Litigation and Construction
Chambers and Partners – Litigation: General Commercial, Band 2, since 2018
Super Lawyers – Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, and General Litigation, since 2016
Idaho Business Review, Leaders in Law – Partner, 2017
PUBLICATIONS
‘A State-by-State Guide to Construction & Design Law: Idaho Construction & Design Law,” Second Edition, James L. Martin and Tyler J. Anderson, American Bar Association
“Comment, An Analysis of Personal Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws in the Context of Electronically Formed Contracts,” 37 Idaho L. Rev. 477, 2001
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