Katherine Hanson

Katherine Hanson is an associate attorney with Maier Pfeffer Kim Geary & Cohen LLP. Her practice includes advising the firm's tribal clients on a variety of topics including housing, the development of tribal law and policy, fee-to-trust land acquisitions, cultural resources protection, and Indian Child Welfare Act cases.

Katherine is a graduate of UC Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). Prior to law school, she received her B.A. in Political Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with minors in Spanish and Women’s and Gender Studies. Katherine spent her time at university and in law school dedicated to working on ICWA cases for several judges in Superior Court and previously served as a law clerk for the California Tribal Families Coalition. She is passionate about environmental law and the intersection between water rights and tribal sovereignty and has published work relating to the decision in Arizona v. Navajo Nation. She also has a background in business, IP, and corporate governance through the Corporate Counsel Program at Delicato Family Wines. She graduated cum laude from UC Law, San Francisco in 2025 and received CALI awards for both Legal Research and Writing and Business Associations.

Education

• University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., 2025
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, B.A., 2021