Blake R. Hanson
Suite 3700
Des Moines, IA 50309-8004
Practice Areas
Education & Background
Iowa State University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude with university honors, 2012)
- Cardinal Key Honor Society (Iowa State’s highest honorary)
- Community Leadership and Public Service Certificate
- Keynote Speaker, First Annual Iowa State University Fall Leadership Conference
Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2015)
- National Order of the Barristers
- AAJ Mock Trial Team
- Moot Court Board (Junior & Senior Member)
- Public Service Certificate
Background
Blake is a shareholder working in Dickinson Bradshaw's litigation division. Blake joined the firm in September of 2019.
Prior to joining Dickinson Bradshaw, Blake was engaged in private practice in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was part of the legal team that brought civil litigation following the largest lottery rigging in U.S. history resulting in a nationwide multi-million dollar class action settlement and a landmark lawsuit brought by a former Hot Lotto winner. The events that unfolded were the subject of a program titled The Notorious Lottery Heist and a book The $80 Billion Gamble.
In 2016, Blake was inducted into the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Rising Star Award.
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers
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Named a “Rising Star of the Great Plains” by Thomson Reuters since 2022. Only 2.5% of attorneys are selected annually throughout the Great Plains to the Rising Stars list.
Leadership Positions
Transportation Safety Committee - City of Des Moines
- Chair, February 2020-Present
- Vice-Chair, April 2017–February 2020 (Appointed by Mayor Frank Cownie)
Drake University Head Start Program
- Legal Representative, September 2013-Present
Iowa State University Honors Program
- Alumni Advisory Board Member, November 2016-Present
Ready to Run Iowa
- Advisory Board Member, July 2016–Present
Everybody Wins! Iowa
- Board Member, September 2014-February 2019
Des Moines Young Professionals Connection
- Board Member, December 2014-September 2015
Memberships & Activities
State Bar Admissions
Iowa, 2015
Federal Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
Memberships & Admissions
American Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division
Iowa State Bar Association
- Litigation Section Council
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court
Polk County Bar Association
In the Media
Ballot Bonanza: Iowa Election Law Disputes Shaping Nomination to Inauguration, Lincoln Inne of Court, November 2020
New Attorneys Flip the Script: Reverse Panel on Developing Great Lawyers (panel member with two other attorneys), Iowa Defense Counsel Association (IDCA), Annual Seminar, September 2020
