Overview
Hannah is an Associate in McDonald Hopkins’ Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity team. She is admitted to practice only in Maine and Massachusetts. Working remotely for the Detroit office, she represents clients nationwide, focusing her practice on proactively managing personal, sensitive, and confidential information to minimize data privacy risks. Hannah also counsels clients through efficient, effective incident response and ensures compliance with ever-evolving state, federal, and international privacy and breach notification laws.
During law school, Hannah gained valuable experience working with large in-house technology companies, health and degenerative disease research laboratories, and several advertising technology and privacy-focused think-tanks across the U.S. as well as European law firms. Notably, she completed a legal externship at a major California tech company, where she researched privacy regimes and ensured compliance with the privacy laws of various countries, including countries within the EU, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, and others. She also worked as a Summer Associate at a biomedical research facility, supporting the development of their Business Continuity Plan Program, ensuring GDPR human research compliance, and conducting legal research on privacy laws.
Hannah further contributed at the Maine State Legislature, where she supported privacy-specific legislation. Additionally, she worked as a law clerk at McDonald Hopkins, where she ultimately returned to build her legal practice.
Hannah received her Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law, where she graduated with an Information Privacy Certificate, the Edward S. Godfrey Leadership Award, and a CIPP/US certification
Credentials
Education
University of Maine School of Law
University of Tennessee
Admissions – State
- Maine
- Massachusetts
Professional & Civic
Community Involvement
University of Maine School of Law, Alumni Mentorship Program