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Mr. Hanson is a partner in Cates, Hanson, Sargeant & Rakestraw, PLC. He graduated from the Arizona State University College of Law in the top third of his class and was the recipient of several awards while a student there, including a Dean’s Award from Arizona State University College of Law, Student Fellow by the Arizona Bar Foundation, and Outstanding Student Volunteer by the Maricopa County Bar Association. He also was twice noted in Who’s Who of American Law Students and has been the author of several published articles.

Mr. Hanson has handled a wide variety of legal matters as a director of a low income legal services project, as a Rule 38 prosecutor through the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, and in his own private practice as a trial attorney with an emphasis in family law, personal injury, and commercial/construction litigation. He is admitted to practice both in Arizona and the U.S. District Court. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the Construction Law and Litigation Sections of the State Bar of Arizona, and the Family Law and Litigation Sections of the Maricopa County Bar Association.

Put his experience and expertise to work for you.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Personal Injury
• Commercial
• Construction Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Arizona, 1997
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona

Education

• Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona
  J.D.
  Honors: Dean's Award, Arizona State University College of Law
  Honors: Student Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation
  Honors: Outstanding Student Volunteer, Maricopa County Bar Association
  Honors: Who's Who of American Law Students
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice
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• Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
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• State Bar of Arizona, Construction Law and Litigation Sections
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• Maricopa County Bar Association, Law and Litigation Sections
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