Hilary L. Magacs

Hilary L. Magacs maintains a diverse civil litigation practice which focuses on civil and constitutional rights litigation, governmental defense litigation, education litigation, employment law, insurance defense litigation, and personal injury. She has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts and has also successfully argued appeals in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Originally from Binghamton, NY, she graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. She then obtained her Master of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University and promptly headed south for warmer weather. Hilary worked as a reporter in West Virginia, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee before deciding to attend law school at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

During law school, Hilary was the recipient of the Randall & Cynthia Hafter Advocacy Scholarship and the Daniel H. Testerman Memorial Scholarship. She also received awards for her work in Legal Process II, Contract Drafting, Civil Pre-Trial Litigation, Commercial Leasing, and Images of the Law. Additionally, Hilary was the recipient of the Charles H. Miller Civil Advocacy Award for outstanding achievement in advocacy and was published in the Tennessee Journal of Business Law, where she also worked as a staff member.