Professional Profile

Aine Lawlor

Associate Attorney

Aine joined the Portland office of Hobbs Straus as an associate in September 2026. She received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2025 as a Graton Scholar, with certificates in Native Nations Law and Environmental Law.

During law school, Aine clerked for the Native American Rights Fund, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of the Solicitor in the Division of Indian Affairs, and the Environmental Defense Fund. She also participated in UCLA’s Tribal Legal Development Clinic and was an articles editor for UCLA’s Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance. Aine was an active member of UCLA’s Native American Law Students Association and worked as a research assistant for Professor Lauren van Schilfgaarde. In 2024, she and her partner were finalists in the National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition and earned third place for Best Brief.

Prior to joining Hobbs Straus, Aine served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Brian Morris, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.

Outside of the office, Aine spends most of her time mountain biking, skiing, and working on amateur sewing projects from her home in Montana.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 2025
Bowdoin College, B.A., 2021

Bar Admissions

Montana