Profile
Attorney John Hill has proudly and effectively represented clients in the San Francisco Bay area of California for more than 40 years. Located in Oakland, the Law Offices of John E. Hill is dedicated to providing personal client service and pursuing cost-effective solutions to every client's legal problem.
Mr. Hill's practice focuses on business disputes and personal injury litigation, including cases involving product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice and professional negligence, wrongful death, and airplane and helicopter crashes.
In addition to equipping him to handle any challenge his clients may have, Mr. Hill's decades of hands-on trial experience have earned him the respect of colleagues and clients alike. Furthermore, he is board-certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate.
Mr. Hill currently serves on the board of directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. He has been named to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2006.
About John Hill
Law School: The University of Chicago Law School
Admitted: 1970, California
Professional Webpage: www.hill-law-offices.com/attorneys/
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Specialist: Civil Trial Advocate, Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1999
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Alameda County Bar Association
- Sustaining Member, Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
- Sustaining Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
- President's Club Member, American Association of Justice
- Judiciary Committee, BALIF (Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom)
- Member, BALIF (Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom)
- Chair, "Mel Award" Committee, Melvin M Belli Society
- Member, Board of Directors, Melvin M Belli Society
- Past President, Board of Directors, Melvin M Belli Society
- Co-Chair, Judiciary Committee, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Pro bono/Community Service:
- We provide pro bono legal services to La Raza Centro Legal, Inc., a non profit community law center in Oakland, CA
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Author, So You Have a Case in Alameda County: What You Should Know, The Trial Lawyer
Verdicts and Settlements:
Educational Background:
- University of Illinois, A.B. cum laude, 1962