Bio
Professor Hannah Stitt, a seasoned intellectual property litigator,Ìýjoined the faculty as anÌýadjunctÌýprofessor in 2026.ÌýÌý
ProfessorÌýStittÌýis the founder of Tectonic Law, a San Francisco-based intellectual propertyÌýlitigationÌýfirm.ÌýProfessor Stitt has worked on trademark disputes throughout her career, andÌýher experienceÌýincludesÌýprosecution of trademarksÌýand litigationÌýatÌýthe state level.Ìý
In addition to her litigation practice, Professor Stitt has been deeply engaged in theÌýprofessionalÌýadvancementÌýofÌýintellectual propertyÌýpractitioners. Appointed in 2025, Professor StittÌýserves asÌýan Executive Committee MemberÌýfor the California Lawyers Association’sÌýIntellectual Property Law Section (CLA-IP). She contributes significantly to CLA-IP’s efforts to connectÌýher peersÌýtoÌýtrailblazers, thought leadersÌýandÌýrelevant educationalÌýsessionsÌýonÌýtheÌýevolvingÌýlegal landscape.ÌýÌý
Outside of her intellectual property practice, Professor Stitt has great involvementÌýin frontier industries, such as cannabis and crypto, that are shaped by rapid social and regulatory change. Between 2018 and 2022, Professor Stitt served on the Ethics Committee for the International Cannabis Bar Association. She contributed significantly to the INCBA’s proposed model rules of professional conduct for attorneys serving clients in regulated cannabis markets, and pushed the committee to develop a model evidentiary rule to protect attorney work product. Her advice and counselÌýhasÌýshaped the market.Ìý
Professor Stitt has experience in clinical instruction through her work at the Prisoner Advocacy Network (a project of the SF Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild) (now shuttered).  As a Lead Attorney and Co-Director of PAN, Professor Stitt worked closely with legal workers and law students to assist California prisoners to navigate the intricacies of the civil administrative legal system in order to meet their basic needs and human rights. She first became interested in the conditions of confinement for California prisoners as a law student through UC Law SF’sÌýAbolition & Prisoner OutreachÌýprogram.Ìý
She earned her J.D. from UC LawÌýSFÌýin 2015, where she now returns as an adjunctÌýprofessor. Prior to founding Tectonic Law, Professor Stitt worked atÌývarious business focused litigation firms in San Francisco, California.Ìý