This week Vernon interviews Julian Hill, an abolitionist, solidarity economy lawyer. Vernon and Julian will discuss takeaways from his work with co-ops, collectives, nonprofits, and small businesses, and his upcoming webinar, entitled Movement Lawyering, the Solidarity Economy, and Alternative Institutions. The webinar will be held on May 27, and is part of the Movement Lawyering series, sponsored by Georgetown Law’s Workers’ Rights Institute.
Julian Hill is an assistant professor at Georgia State University College of Law. Hill is a teacher, lifelong learner, community organizer, artist, and attorney who knows that the world we deserve, though both possible and necessary, is not inevitable. Hill regularly advises worker cooperatives, collectives, nonprofits, and small businesses on a range of matters, including governance, contracts, regulatory compliance, and corporate law matters.
Hill is also known to partner with community-based organizations to co-facilitate political education and co-develop policies and campaigns. They have facilitated workshops, both in English and Spanish, on worker cooperatives and the solidarity economy with Law 4 Black Lives, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, Democracy at Work Institute, the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives, and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, among others. He has prepared and delivered testimony before both the New York State Assembly and the New York City Council on issues facing worker cooperatives and small businesses in New York.
Hill is licensed to practice law in Georgia, New York and Washington, D.C. Further, they are a fellow with the Sustainable Economies Law Center, a member of the Black Lawyers Solidarity Economy Network, and an active member of the Association of American Law Schools.
