About Blake R. Hanson

Blake R. Hanson is a shareholder working in Dickinson Bradshaw’s Litigation and Insurance divisions. Prior to joining Dickinson Bradshaw in 2019, Blake was engaged in private practice in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was part of the legal team that brought civil litigation following the largest lottery rigging in US history, resulting in a nationwide multi-million dollar class action settlement and a landmark lawsuit brought by a former Hot Lotto winner. The events that unfolded were the subject of a programme titled The Notorious Lottery Heist and a book, “The $80 Billion Gamble”. In 2016, Blake was inducted into the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Rising Star Award.