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Tyler J. Anderson

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

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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