Overview
Drew Hanley serves as Gunster’s Ethics Associate in West Palm Beach, Florida. Prior to Gunster, he spent almost 10 years as an attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County litigating juvenile law cases and advocating on behalf of vulnerable and disabled children in West Palm Beach, Florida, striving to ensure that their positions were represented and heard and that their needs were met by all tasked with their care.
Earlier in his career, after graduating with his law degree and master’s degree in real estate, he spent eight years as in-house counsel and sales agent for a Palm Beach real estate firm, where he sought to provide clients with outstanding customer relations and local knowledge that comes with being a Palm Beach native.
Drew earned his undergraduate, law, and master’s degrees from the University of Florida. He is admitted to practice in Florida and is a member of the Florida Bar’s Public Interest section. He has been a regular guest lecturer for Palm Beach Atlantic University, serves as advocacy chair on the board of directors for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Southeast Florida Palm Beach office, and is an oversight committee member for Providencia West Palm Beach. He is also an event volunteer for the Piper’s Angels Foundation’s annual Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis, where endurance athletes from around the world paddle 80 miles across the Atlantic from the Bahamas to Lake Worth, Florida.
Honors
- Florida Bar, 2000
Involvement
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Florida Bar Association
- Public interest Section, 2016-Present
Civic & Community Service
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Southeast Florida/Palm Beach, Advocacy Chair/Board of Directors, 2018-present
- Providencia West Palm Beach, Oversight Committee, 2019-present
- Piper’s Angels Foundation/ Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis, Volunteer
Education
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, J.D., 2000
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, M.A. Real Estate, 2000
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, B.S., with honors, 1997
Admissions
- Florida Bar, 2000