College of Law

Toledo Law honors Hancock '70

October 27, 2014

Paul Hancock '70

The University of Toledo College of Law and the Law Alumni Affiliate recognized Paul F. Hancock ’70, a partner at K&L Gates in Miami, Florida, with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the Homecoming Gala on Friday, Oct. 24.

“Paul Hancock has had a truly remarkable career in federal and state government and in private practice,” said Daniel J. Steinbock, dean of the College of Law. “His work has touched many of the major legal issues of the last forty years, including the presidential election of 2000.”

Hancock started his career in the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he worked for more than twenty years. While at DOJ, Hancock directed the Voting Rights Act litigation program and enforcement of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. He also served as the DOJ’s acting deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights, the highest career position in the division.

While serving as deputy attorney general for South Florida in the Office of the Florida Attorney General in 2000, Hancock briefed and argued the position of the State of Florida in Bush v. Gore before the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Hancock, now a litigator at K&L Gates, focuses his practice on the defense of federal and state government investigations. He has represented many of the nation’s largest financial institutions as well as other financial services industry members, large and small. He frequently defends businesses before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Trade Commission, federal and state banking agencies, and state attorneys general, as well as in federal and state courts.

To submit a nomination for the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award, email Heather.Karns@utoledo.edu

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