Hope Watson’s practice is centered on regulatory matters for institutions of higher education, focusing on state, accreditor, and federal compliance standards.

She has extensive experience assisting public, private nonprofit, and proprietary institutions with strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions. She also routinely supports institutions of higher education through complex licensing processes, drafting student policies, and administering federal financial aid programs.

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2021
    • Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Executive Editor
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., magna cum laude, 2018
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, B.J., magna cum laude, 2018

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  • District of Columbia

I enjoy sourcing and restoring antiques, playing golf, baking and decorating cakes, and volunteering at my local food pantry.