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Alan M. Hurst

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Languages: English | German

As Idaho’s most recent solicitor general, Alan served as the state’s chief appellate advocate, overseeing all the state’s civil appeals as well as motions practice in its most sensitive and highest-stakes trial-court litigation. He represented the state in numerous matters before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Idaho Supreme Court, including complex tax and administrative matters and the defense of Idaho’s billion-dollar statewide contract for behavioral health services. He was also Idaho’s chief advocate before the United States Supreme Court, where he argued Little v. Hecox in 2026.

 

At Kirton McConkie, Alan focuses his practice on appellate advocacy, dispositive motions, and complex constitutional litigation. As a member of the firm’s Appellate, Litigation, and First Amendment and Religious Organizations sections, he represents clients in high-stakes appeals and critical motions practice, drawing on his experience managing precedent-setting matters and advising government decision-makers at the highest levels.

 

Before entering public service, Alan spent eight years in private practice at an AmLaw 100 firm, where he defended clients in the consumer financial services industry. His practice included complex civil litigation and regulatory matters, providing him with extensive experience in developing litigation strategy, managing risk, and resolving cases efficiently.

Education
  • Yale Law School, JD, 2010
  • Brigham Young University, BA, magna cum laude, 2007
Experience

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Dobbs to Hecox: The SGs Behind America’s Most Contested Cases, Federalist Society Berkeley Student Chapter, UC Berkeley School of Law, April 2026
  • Dobbs to Hecox: The SGs Behind America’s Most Contested Cases, Federalist Society Stanford Student Chapter, Stanford Law School, April 2026
  • All Roads Lead to Agriculture: A Discussion on the Current Considerations of Transportation, University of Idaho Agriculture Law Society, April 2026
  • Little v. Hecox and the Role of the State Solicitor General, Federalist Society Southern California Student Chapter, USC Gould School of Law, April 2026
  • Oral Argument Do’s and Don’ts, training for young appellate advocates in state attorney general offices, hosted by the National Association of Attorneys General, March 2025
  • The Changing Role of State Attorneys General, Federalist Society Duke Student Chapter, Duke University School of Law, October 2024
  • The Role of the State Solicitor General, Federalist Society Stanford Student Chapter, Stanford Law School, October 2024
  • The Role of the State Solicitor General, Federalist Society Berkeley Student Chapter, UC Berkeley School of Law, October 2024
  • OAG Writing Seminar, four lectures on paragraph coherence and argument structure for full 120-lawyer Office of the Attorney General, fall 2024
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
  • U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
  • Idaho
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Utah
  • Virginia (inactive)
  • Hon. Monroe G. McKay, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • Hon. Christine M. Durham, Utah Supreme Court
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America – Financial Services Regulation Law (2023)
Practice Areas
Articles
February 24, 2026 | news

Alan Hurst Analyzes Supreme Court Tariff Decision and the Role of Judicial Independence

Kirton McConkie shareholder Alan Hurst, former solicitor general of Idaho, recently authored an opinion piece in the Deseret News examining the U.S. Supreme Court’s high-profile decision addressing presidential tariff authority. Drawing on his experience arguing before the Supreme Court in Little v. Hecox, Alan analyzes the majority and dissenting opinions with a focus on statutory […]

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