Paul Hanes was born in San Francisco, CA but later moved to Western Washington where he graduated high school in Port Angeles, WA. Mr. Hanes graduated from the University of Idaho in Moscow with a B.S. degree in History and then graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2012. In the summer following his second year of law school, Mr. Hanes served as the sole legal clerk for the Clallam County Superior Court Judges in Washington and as a legal intern for the Clallam County Public Defender’s office in 2012.

Upon graduation, Mr. Hanes took a two-year hiatus from law and worked locally in Moscow, ID, during which time he married and moved to Moscow permanently with his wife, who works as a Suzuki certified violin instructor. Mr. Hanes was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2015 and the Idaho State Bar in 2016. Upon admittance to the Washington State Bar, Mr. Hanes accepted an associate attorney position with Magyar, Rauch & Associates, PLLC in Moscow, ID where he practiced in criminal, family and landlord/tenant law. While working at this firm, Mr. Hanes also served as a Public Defender for felonies in Nez Perce County, ID from February 2017 to August 2017.

Mr. Hanes began working for Prinz & Brozik, PLLC in August of 2017.