Julie Cope Hilden (April 19, 1968 - March 17, 2018) was an American

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and lawyer.

Biography

Hilden grew up in

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and

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. She graduated with a B.A. in philosophy from

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, a J.D. from

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, and an M.F.A. from

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. Upon graduating from law school, she clerked for then-Chief Judge Stephen G. Breyer of the

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for the First Circuit, and for Judge Kimba M. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the

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. She was admitted to the New York and District of Columbia bars. She was a litigation associate at the law firm of Williams & Connolly in

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, from 1996 to 1999. She worked on

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, criminal defense,

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cases, and other issues. As a legal writer her commentaries can be found on her webpage at Justia's Verdict. She was a legal commentator on '' Good Morning America'', Court TV, CNN, and

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, and local television and radio stations. She lived for several years with her husband,

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. Hilden passed away at the age of 49 due to complications from

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, the same illness with which her mother had dealt.

Bibliography

''The Bad Daughter'', a memoir, is Julie Hilden’s first book. Her second book and first novel, ''3'', was published by Plume in August 2003.

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Publishing translated it for the French market, Bantam Books released it in the UK, and it received a Czech translation. ''3'' was optioned for a film adaptation; Hilden was reportedly writing the first draft of the screenplay.

References

External links

Legal articles at Findlaw.com

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