Meet The Attorneys of Brown & Hiser LLC

Kermit is the senior partner in Brown & Hiser LLC, where his practice is concentrated in business and agricultural law and estate planning. He has argued seventeen cases in the Wyoming Supreme Court, including Oroz v. Hayes cited in the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, which struck down judicially created governmental immunity for political subdivisions in the State of Wyoming. Kermit also argued Riedel v. Anderson in the Wyoming Supreme Court, construing the nature and extent of federal and State jurisdiction over approximately 3.6 million acres of Wyoming state trust lands.



In addition to acting as an attorney, Kermit is a commercial pilot and was a flight instructor for many years. He is also currently serving his sixth term in the Wyoming House of Representatives from House District 14, where he is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Alan studied at the University of Wyoming and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics in 2004 and a Juris Doctorate in 2008. Alan graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law, where he served as the third-year Marshall for Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity and co-authored a case note for the Wyoming Law Review.

After graduating from law school, Alan worked as an associate attorney for Aron & Hennig, LLP, in Laramie, Wyoming. During his tenure at Aron & Hennig, Alan enjoyed working with a broad range of clients in general practice, including local practice in Albany County, practice before the Wyoming Supreme Court, and practice in the Federal District Court for the State of Wyoming. Alan joined Brown & Hiser LLC in April 2014.

Notable Cases:

Oral Argument - Opportunity Knocks, LLC. V. Shannon Electric, Inc.,2010 WY 99, 236 P.3d255 (Wyo. 2010).

Publications:

Co-Author - UBI JUS IBI REMEDIUM--FOR THE VIOLATION OF EVERY RIGHT, THERE MUST BE A REMEDY: THE SUPREME COURT'S REFUSAL TO USE THE BIVENS REMEDY IN WILKIE v. ROBBINS, 8 Wyo. L. Rev. 193 (2008).

Kelly chartered a de novo bank in 2006 and continued to serve as general counsel for the bank through three large acquisitions and its growth into a regional entity. For five years prior to the bank’s acquisition by a national partner, she served as its in-house counsel, senior compliance officer and risk manager carrying a Certified Regulatory Compliance Management (CRCM) certification from the American Banker’s Association. 

Kelly is past president of the Wyoming State Bar and continues to serve as its treasurer. She also chairs the Bar’s Small/Solo/Rural Practice working group and volunteers with various other Bar groups. 

Prior to attending law school, Kelly pursued her passions for business and international relations through her work in the consulting division of Arthur Andersen, one of the nation’s “Big Five” accounting firms at that time, and then as a foreign affairs analyst for the United States Senate Budget Committee and staffer for U.S. Senator Pete V. Domenici. In the late 1990s, she served as part of the U.S. Treasury foreign office team that developed a consumer sentiment index in Russia. 

Kelly graduated cum laude from Tulane Law School in New Orleans where she focused her studies on international law and oil and gas. Originally from Aztec, New Mexico, she graduated with honors from New Mexico State University, earning bachelor’s degrees in international business and Russian, with minors in international relations and Spanish. At NMSU, she was elected student body president and received the prestigious Truman Scholarship. 

Kelly is involved in many community service activities. She is currently the President of the Rotary Club of Laramie, coordinates the club’s largest fundraiser and serves as the club’s World Community Service Chair coordinating international projects. She is a graduate of Leadership Wyoming, a leadership and professional development program formed to inspire and connect leaders throughout the state. 

She is an avid mountain biker and enjoys travel, backpacking, rafting and being outdoors.