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Biography
Hope is a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky and attended South Warren High School. After graduating from WKU with a degree in finance, she spent time working as a Loan Review Analyst for the FDIC before electing to pursue her legal education at the University of Kentucky in 2021. During her time in law school, she worked as a Graduate Fellow with the Legislative Research Commission and participated in the prestigious Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court competition.
Hope has extensive experience in banking, financial services, and corporate law, and concentrates her law practice in these fields. In addition, she concentrates in real estate, as well as wills, trusts, probate and estate planning.
Hope is married to J.T. Hickey, the Crime Analyst for the Bowling Green Police Department. In their free time, Hope and J.T. often go hiking, kayaking, or stand-up paddleboarding. As a former white-water raft guide, Hope takes any chance she gets to go rafting. She also loves baking and gardening.
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 2024
- Honors: Bankruptcy Moot Court Team Member
- Honors: Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition participant
- Western Kentucky University
- Bachelor of Science - 2020
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major: Business Finance
Past Positions
- Loan Review Analyst for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Graduate Fellow with the Legislative Research Commission
Current Employment Position
- Associate
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
- Corporate Law
- Estate Planning
- Wills & Trusts
- Probate
- Real Estate
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 2024