Summary

Hannah works in Taft’s Environmental Practice group, focusing on the complex legal requirements surrounding water and natural resource use. She works with a range of clients throughout the Colorado River Basin, including public and private interests, and collaborates on policy initiatives aimed at improving local and basin-wide water resource management.

Prior to her experience at Taft, Hannah worked as a law clerk with the Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division in Denver. She served as an extern to Chief Magistrate Judge Rankin in the District of Wyoming.

Before law school, Hannah worked as a paralegal for a water law firm in the Roaring Fork Valley, as a raft guide and ski instructor, and interned with the American Rivers Organization in the Pacific Northwest.

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Education

  • University of Wyoming College of Law (2023)

    J.D., Wyoming Law Review, editor-in-chief
    Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Selected Orator
    PACE/Davis & Cannon Natural Resources Law Moot Court Competition, Vice President

  • Colorado Mountain College (2018)

    Certificate of Occupational Proficiency: Paralegal Studies

  • University of Puget Soun (2013)

    B.A. – International Political Economy,
    French Language/International Affairs

Admissions

  • State - Colorado

Speeches and Publications

Presentations

  • “Transboundary Waters: The Río Silala & The International Court of Justice,” University of Wyoming College of Law CCTL Environmental, Energy and Climate Law Cluster and CUHK Seminar, Nov. 8, 2023

Professional Affiliations

Civic Activities

  • Acequia Assistance Project – University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Immigration Justice Campaign

    Community Involvement

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

      Acequia Assistance Project

    • Immigration Justice Campaign