Erin Morrow Hawley joined the University of Missouri School of Law in 2011 following several years as an associate in the national appellate practice at King & Spalding LLP in Washington, DC. Prior to joining King & Spalding, she worked at the Department of Justice as counsel to Attorney General Michael Mukasey and at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Professor Hawley is a former clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Professor Hawley has briefed cases in the Supreme Court of the United States as well as numerous federal courts of appeals and state courts of last resort. She has twice argued before the D.C. Court of Appeals and also represented the United States in oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
While at Yale Law School, she served as a Coker Fellow (teaching assistant in constitutional law) and on The Yale Law Journal.
At the School of Law, Professor Hawley teaches federal income taxation, partnership tax, agricultural law and environmental law.
J.D., Yale Law School
B.S., Texas A&M University
Third Party Litigation Financing: A Distorting or Reinforcing Practice?
Litigation Practice Group Event
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Third Party Litigation Financing: A Distorting or Reinforcing Practice?
Litigation Practice Group Event
Third party litigation financing (TPLF) is the practice of external financiers investing in lawsuits in exchange...
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 12-9-15 featuring Erin Hawley
On November 2, 2015, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. Robins...
Preempting Discriminatory State or Local Taxes: Does Congress Have a Role?
Federalist Society White Paper
This White Paper discusses Congress' ability to use the Commerce Clause to preempt discriminatory state...
Bitcoin Taxation: Recommendations to Improve the Understanding and Treatment of Virtual Currency
Engage Volume 15, Issue 2
Note from the Editor: Any accounting, business, or tax advice contained in this article is...
Gunn v. Minton - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 7-22-13 featuring Erin Hawley
On February 20, 2013, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Gunn v. Minton. The...