at Northwestern Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the Raoul Berger Prize[2] for outstanding Senior Research for Chevron's Domain.
Prior to law school, Hickman practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for almost 5 years.
"[4] Following her clerkship, she practiced law as an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom until 2003.
Hickman served as special advisor to the administrator at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs from 2018 to 2019.
[19] Although these postings are more informal than her scholarly articles, many have attracted interest from other academics and lawyers including SCOTUSblog.
[2] She is a member of the Governing Council of the American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.