Andrea L. Hansen

Andrea Hansen is a litigation attorney with a particular focus on gaming, election, and appellate law.  

• Gaming: Represents and counsels casinos and suppliers to casinos; concentrates in gaming regulatory issues, advises clients on the requirements of Michigan Gaming Law and represents clients in administrative hearings; possesses extensive experience with licensing issues, compliance matters, and regulatory proceedings before the Michigan Gaming Control Board; represents gaming clients with respect to business matters and litigation of particular concern to the gaming industry
• Election law: Represents and counsels candidates and companies with respect to campaign finance issues, formation of candidate committees, and PACs and compliance therewith; extensive experience in preparing and challenging ballot initiatives at a local, county, and state level before the Board of State Canvassers, Michigan Court of Appeals, and Michigan Supreme Court; experience with state regulation of campaign finance and lobbying issues, forms, and compliance matters; and election law experience, including recount and recall procedures
• Appellate: Serves as appellate counsel in state and federal courts on commercial, gaming, election, divorce, employment, and other complex matters

Elder Law of Michigan, Inc.

• Board of Directors, 2011-present

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2019
  • Recognized in practice areas of:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Gaming Law
    • Government Relations Practice
  • Lansing Gaming Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2018
• Michigan Super Lawyers, 2013-2017
• Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Named one of 30 “Women in the Law," 2014
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated