John Hill has been representing injured individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty-five years. John is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a Board Certified Civil Pretrial Advocate by the National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy. His areas of practice include Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Employment Litigation; Torts; General Civil Trial Practice; and Commercial Litigation. John is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Hill is a member of ABOTA (The American Board of Trial Advocates).
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago, 1969
- B.A., University of Illinois, 1962
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Certificate from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution for 42 hours of training in Mediating the Litigated Case
Recognitions & Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated for over 34 years
- Super Lawyer for 8 years in category of “ Personal Injury Plaintiff: General”
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award 2013
- Charter Member – Presidents Club American Association of Justice (AAJ)
- The Mel Award 2013 – Belli Society – “Advocate, Teacher and a Giant of the Trial Bar”
Memberships
- The American Board of Trial Advocates
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates
- Million Dollar Advocates
- The Bar Association of San Francisco
- Alameda County Bar Association
- State Bar of California
- American Bar Association
- American Association of Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors)
- Belli Society (Past President)
Certified Specialist
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Board Certified Civil Pretrial Advocate by the National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy
Admissions
- California, 1970
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court