Overview
Tanner Laiche joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for Judge Richard C. Tallman on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He graduated Order of the Coif from UCLA School of Law, where he was a Michael T. Masin Scholar, Graduate Assistant Tutor, and managing editor of the UCLA Law Review. Prior to attending law school, Tanner worked in residential construction for his father’s building and remodeling company, and also worked as an elementary-school science teacher in Arkansas with Teach for America. Tanner received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Oregon.
Honors & Distinctions
Honors and Awards
- Order of the Coif
- Magna Cum Laude
- UCLA Law Review, Managing Editor
- Michael T. Masin Scholar (Awarded to Top 12 Students in Law School Class)
- Masin Academic Excellence Gold Award (Highest Grade in Legal Research and Writing)
- Law Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Clerkships
- Honorable Richard C. Tallman, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
Education
- UCLA School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2021)
- The University of Oregon (B.S., magna cum laude, 2014)
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Washington
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
