Attorney Paul Hickey, Hickey & Evans, LLP, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Paul J. Hickey
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Partner
phone	(307) 634-1525
fax	(307) 638-7335
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Paul Hickey is an experienced trial lawyer. He has tried numerous cases in both State and Federal Court involving commercial, oil and gas and negligence claims. He is a member of the Permanent Civil Rules Committee for the United States District Court, District of Wyoming. He is a past President of both the Wyoming State Bar and the Wyoming Bar Foundation. Paul's practice is focused in regulated utilities and energy.

Paul is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and currently serves as State Chairman. He is also the current Chairman of the Dean's Advisory Committee at the College of Law, University of Wyoming. He is Vice President of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Historical Society.

Paul has been active in State and local affairs having served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority and the Wyoming Water Development Commission.

Paul and his wife, Jeanne have two married children, Mary Bridget Kenney and Patrick Hickey.

Year Joined Organization:: 1976

Areas of Practice:: Trial Practice; Utility Law; Natural Resources; Personal Injury; Employment Law; Trusts and Estates; Education Law

Litigation Percentage:: 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Wyoming, 1975; Colorado, 1990; U.S. Federal Courts, 1975; U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Education:: University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming, 1975
J.D.; University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, 1972
B.A. History

Representative Cases:: Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 885 F.2d 683 (C.A.10 (Wyo.) 1989); Union Telephone v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n et al., 142 P.3d 678 (Wyo. 2006) ( ); Pine Bar Ranch, LLC et al. v. Homer Luther et al., 152 P.3d 1062 (Wyo. 2007) ( ); US West v. Wyoming Public Service Com'n, 989 P.2d 616 (Wyo. 1999) ( ); State v. Campbell County School Dist., 19 P.3d 518 (Wyo. 2001) ( ); State of Nebraska v. Kirkwood, et al., Nebraska Court of Appeals Case No. A-05-001226 ( ); Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, 962 F.2d 1528 (10th Cir. 1992) ( )

Representative Clients:: SourceGas Distribution, LLC; Laramie County School District #1; Qwest Corporation; PacifiCorp

References:: Hon. William Downes, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; Hon. James Burke, Wyoming Supreme Court

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, International Society of Barristers; American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA - Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2), 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Wyoming Water Development Commission, 1987 - 1995; Chairman 1995; Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority, 1989 - 1994; Chairman; Laramie County Bar Association, 1978 - Present; President 1985; Rotary, 1989 - Present; President 1997; Wyoming State Bar, 1996 - Present; President 1998; 10th Circuit Historical Society; Director; Permanent Civil Rules Committee, District of Wyoming; Member; University of Wyoming, College of Law, Dean's Advisory Committee; Chairman

Past Employment Positions:: Honorable James E. Barrett, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1976; Laramie County, Assistant County Attorney, 1977 - 1979

Fraternities/Sororities:: Sigma Nu; Delta Theta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa

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