Molly M. Hooks

Molly Hooks practices in Stoel Rives’ Litigation group. She has experience drafting motions and briefs and conducting legal research on litigation issues.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Molly was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Danielle J. Forrest of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While attending law school, she was a summer associate with Stoel Rives, a Bowerman Fellow at the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, a judicial extern for the Honorable Michael J. McShane of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, and a legal intern with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division.

Education

University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2024; ranked 1^st in class; executive editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation; Distinguished Service Award

University of Iowa, B.S., Psychology, minors in Environmental Policy/Planning and French, 2021, Highest Distinction with University Honors; President’s List; Phi Beta Kappa   

Admissions

Oregon

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit