Associate Professor of Law
A.B., Harvard University
J.D., Georgetown University
Criminal Law
Evidence
Legal Profession
Sentencing
Erica J. Hashimoto joined the University of Georgia School of Law faculty in the fall of 2004 and teaches courses in criminal law, evidence, legal profession and sentencing.
Hashimoto developed a practical understanding of criminal law while serving four years as an assistant federal public defender in the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Washington, D.C. In this position, she gained significant trial experience representing clients charged with a variety of federal crimes, including the possession of guns and drugs, fraud and threats on the president.
Prior to holding this position, Hashimoto was a law clerk for Judge David S. Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1999-2000) and Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1997-1999). Her other legal experience includes working in various settings with such issues as housing discrimination, insider trading and the right to appeal interlocutory orders.
Hashimoto earned her bachelor's degree with honors from Harvard University and her law degree magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. At Georgetown, she served on the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.
She enjoys running and has participated in several athletic competitions including the Marine Corps Marathon and the Army Ten Miler.
Toward Ethical Plea Bargaining, 30 Cardozo Law Review 949 (2008).
Reflections on Hope, 41 Ga. L. Rev. 843 (2007).
The Price of Misdemeanor Representation, 49 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 461 (2007).
Defending the Right of Self-Representation: An Empirical Look at the Pro Se Felony Defendant, 85 N.C. L. Rev. 423 (2007); quoted in Indiana v. Edwards, 76 U.S.L.W. 4512 (June 19, 2008).
The Under-Appreciated Value of Advisory Guidelines, 37 McGeorge L. Rev. 577 (2006).

University of Georgia
School of Law
325 Rusk Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-5098
Fax: (706) 542-7404
Email: hashimo@uga.edu
Stacy Harvey
Phone: (706) 542-1195
Email: snharvey@uga.edu
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