About Paul J.
Paul J — Hickey is a attorney based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, specializing in personal injury law. He also practices estate planning, energy, and oil & gas law. Admitted to the Wyoming State Bar in 1975, Hickey has been a prominent figure in the state's legal community for over four decades. He is also licensed to practice in Colorado and before the U.S. Supreme Court. A graduate of the University of Wyoming College of Law, Hickey earned his Juris Doctor in 1975.
Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of Wyoming in 1972. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable James E. Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He then served as a prosecutor for the Laramie County Attorney's Office. In 1988, Hickey was admitted to practice before the U.S.
Supreme Court, expanding his ability to represent clients at the highest judicial level. He is a founding member of Hickey & Evans, LLP, a law firm based in Cheyenne. Throughout his career, Hickey has been deeply involved in the Wyoming State Bar. He served as its President in 1998 and has been a member of various committees, including the Permanent Civil Rules Committee and the Wyoming Water Development Commission, where he was Chairman in 1995. His contributions to the legal community were recognized in 2021 when he received the Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award, honoring his dedication to ethics and the advancement of the legal profession in Wyoming.
Hickey has also been active in academia, serving as Chairman of the University of Wyoming College of Law Dean’s Advisory Board for nearly two decades. He continues to teach at the University of Wyoming College of Law and has been a member of its Advisory Committee since 2002. His commitment to education and mentorship has had a lasting impact on the state's legal education system. In addition to his professional achievements, Hickey has been involved in various nonprofit endeavors supporting the bar and its members. He has served on the Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority and the Tenth Circuit Historical Society, where he was President in 2013. Outside of his professional life, he enjoys spending time with his family and is a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
