Attorney
Hope A. Bauman is a Juris Doctor graduate from The University of Texas School of Law. She has demonstrated a strong commitment to civil rights and legal advocacy, serving as a staff editor and technical editor for the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights. Bauman has received several academic honors, including the Dean’s Achievement Awards in Complex Financial Litigation and Advanced Research in Criminal Justice.
She has diverse legal experience, working as an advanced student attorney at the Civil Rights Clinic and a student attorney for the Mithoff Pro Bono Title IX Project. Additionally, she has served as an academic assistant in financial law courses and completed a summer associate position at B&D Law Offices, LLP, where she gained experience in contractual and insurance coverage disputes. Prior to law school, Bauman worked as a paralegal and project associate for alliantgroup LP and Jones Day, handling IRS appeals, litigation preparation, and complex business litigation tasks.
Bauman also holds a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College, where she published a thesis on American exceptionalism and the U.S.-Mexico border, and a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in Political Science and American History from the University of Vermont. Throughout her academic and professional career, she has been actively involved in various volunteer efforts, including as a tax preparer for the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW, Austin, TX May 2024
Juris Doctor Candidate
Dean’s Achievement Award, Complex Financial Litigation, Spring 2023
Dean’s Achievement Award, Advanced Research in Criminal Justice, Fall 2024
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES, Hanover, NH June 2017
Master of Arts, Liberal Studies
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington, VT October 2012
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Political Science and American History
Phi Alpha Theta, National Historical Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
Golden Key International Honour Society
- VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA), INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
Volunteer Tax Preparer - LAREDO PROJECT, JONES DAY
Volunteer Legal Assistant - KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE (KIND),
Volunteer Legal Assistant for Jones Day - AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHEAST
Development Volunteer - THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION’S 55TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
Graduate Student Representative, Dartmouth College Graduate School - DARTMOUTH SYMPOSIUM, NATIONAL SECURITY & CIVIL LIBERTIES
Panelist, Dartmouth College Graduate School - AVALANCHE SAFETY, NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
Certification Student - POLICY DEBATE TEAM, THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
