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Background

Hannah Hamley is an Associate at Emery | Reddy, PC, where she focuses on employment law, class actions, and appellate litigation. She plays a lead role in the firm’s motion and appellate practice, drawing on extensive experience in legal writing and advocacy. Before joining the firm, Hannah served as law clerk to Associate Chief Justice Charles W. Johnson of the Washington State Supreme Court for three years. She has spent much of her career and education focusing on immigration law, advocating for asylum seekers and those facing deportation. Outside her practice, Hannah enjoys coaching appellate moot court teams, reading science fiction, and salsa dancing.

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2021, cum laude
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2015

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington State
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Areas of Concentration

  • Class Actions
  • Employment Law
  • Appellate Litigation

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Coaches Seattle University School of Law’s appellate moot court teams in regional and national competitions
  • Serves on the Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association’s Amicus Committee
  • Volunteers with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s pro bono program, providing direct representation to individuals in immigration-related matters.

Publications and Mentions

  • Hannah Hamley, Note, The Weaponization of the “Alien Harboring” Statute in a New-Era of Racial Animus Towards Immigrants, 44 Seattle U. L. Rev. 171 (2020).

Awards and Recognition

Award Name Granting Organization Date
Rising Stars SuperLawyers® 2026
2025 Lawyer of the Year American Institute of Legal Professionals 2025
Rising Stars SuperLawyers® 2025
Top 40 Under 40 American Institute of Trial Lawyers 2025
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Recent Class Action Matters

  • Abrego Olea v. Vessel WA Operations, LLC, No. 22-2-06944-9 (King County Super. Ct.) (secured payments to the class for non-compete violations);
  • David v. Freedom Vans, LLC, 4 Wn.3d 242 (2025) (reversed Trial Court’s ruling restricting the use of non-competition agreements in favor of Washington workers);
  • Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, Burns v. Amazon.com Services LLC, No. 24-2-22574-9 SEA (Sept. 4, 2025).
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