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Danielle has wide experience in both federal and state civil litigation. Beginning her career serving as a law clerk for three federal district and appellate court judges, as well as an extern for a state trial judge, Danielle has a unique understanding of the judicial process at both the trial and appellate levels and of how judicial decisions are made. Following her clerkships, Danielle worked as a litigation associate at a large Portland firm where she represented business clients as both plaintiffs and defendants. Danielle has worked in a considerable variety of legal areas, including complex commercial litigation, business torts, contracts, receiverships, environmental law, administrative law, patent litigation, and electronic surveillance and privacy rights.
Always up for a challenge, Danielle enjoys working with her clients to solve problems effectively and efficiently. She is also devoted to improving the judicial process through both a commitment to excellence and volunteer and mentoring opportunities.
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Practice Areas |
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Complex commercial litigation, property damage, business torts, administrative law, and trial and appellate procedure. |
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Representative Cases |
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Second chaired two week jury trial in shareholder derivative action for breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, resulting in a multi-million dollar verdict and equitable shareholder relief.
Second chaired pro bono federal jury trial concerning Oregon prison conditions.
Part of trial team that represented home owners who suffered extensive property damage as result of a landslide resulting in favorable settlement with multiple parties.
Defend banking institutions in various business and lending disputes.
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Professional Memberships |
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University of Idaho College of Law Advisory Council (2010-present)
Oregon State Bar Federal Practice & Procedure Committee (chair (2009), member (2007-2008))
Owen M. Panner, American Inn of Court
Federal Bar Association
Classroom Law Project, volunteer mock trial judge |
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Admitted to Practice |
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2004 Oregon
2011 Washington
2005 Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
2006 US District Court for the District of Oregon
2007 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals |
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Education |
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University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude (2004)
• Idaho Law Review
• Extern, The Honorable John R. Stegner, Latah County Idaho District Judge
University of Idaho, B.S. (2001)
BYU-Idaho, A.A.S. (1996) |
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Professional Experience |
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Adjunct Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School, Oregon Pleading & Practice (2011).
Litigation associate, Stoel Rives, LLP, Portland (2007, 2008-2009).
Law clerk, The Honorable Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2008); law clerk, The Honorable Michael W. Mosman, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (2005-2007); law clerk, The Honorable Paul J. Kelly, Jr., Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (2004-2005) |
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Publications |
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Per A. Ramfjord and Danielle J. Hunsaker, OSB Federal Civil Litigation in Oregon, Chapter 7: Governing Law (2009)
Danielle J. Hunsaker, “The Right to a Jury Has Never Been Efficient, But It Has Always Been Free”: Idaho Capital Juries After Ring v. Arizona, Idaho Law Review (2003). |
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