College of Law

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B.S., Southern Utah University (1998) summa cum laude
J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (2001) summa cum laude

Email: Julie.Hill@uwyo.edu

Office: 101D College of Law

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Julie Andersen Hill joined the University of Wyoming College of Law as Dean and Excellence Chair in 2024. Hill began her legal career as a clerk for Judge Wade Brorby on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She has been an active member of the Wyoming State Bar for more than two decades and is honored to lead the state’s only law school.

Before returning to Wyoming, Dean Hill was the Vice Dean and Alton C. and Cecile Cunningham Craig Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law. She also served as a faculty member at the University of Houston Law Center. Known for her expertise in banking and commercial law, Hill has authored more than two dozen articles examining the unwritten rules of banking regulation. She is a frequent commentator for national media outlets, including American Banker, Bloomberg, NPR, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal. Over the years Hill has shared her expertise with students in banking law, contracts, secured transactions, payment systems, and offshore financial transactions classes.

Dean Hill’s academic expertise is bolstered by her practical experience. Hill was an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. As part of the litigation group, she represented large financial institutions under government investigation. Hill also has significant experience working at community banks.

As a true fan of the University of Wyoming, Dean Hill’s signs supporting Cowboy Athletics have appeared on ESPN’s College Game Day. You can often find Dean Hill at War Memorial or the Arena Auditorium cheering on the Cowboys. Go Pokes!

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