Jill was born in Lafayette, Louisiana and spent her childhood between there and Atlanta, Georgia. She then attended Chatham Hall in Virginia. Jill attended Tulane University where she received her Bachelor of Arts from Newcomb College in 1992 and her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 2000. During law school, Jill interned with the Honorable Rebecca F. Doherty, United States District Judge, Western District of Louisiana and clerked for the Honorable Steven R. Plotkin, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon graduating from law school, she spent one year as a law clerk to Judge Doherty before moving into private practice with one of Lafayette’s top business law firms. Jill is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Lafayette Parish Bar Association, where she has been active in the Young Lawyers section. She is married to Bryan K. Wade and they have one child.

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