Michael A. Hill
Representing families and victims of nursing home abuse and neglect
Michael Hill has been described as a generational attorney for consistently obtaining 7 and 8 figure trial verdicts and settlements, including the largest verdict against a nursing home in Ohio History—a $26 million verdict in May 2023. Michael has met the stringent Super Lawyers standard, voted by his peers as one of the top 2.5% of attorneys in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Michael has been rated by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 40 Under 40 trial lawyer in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and one of the Top 100 lawyers overall in 2023, his first year of eligibility. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also rated Michael as one of the Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers and Top 10 Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers.
Michael was selected as one of the “10 Best Attorneys” for the state of Ohio by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and was given the “Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award” by The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA).
Recently, the international organization AI Legal honored Michael as the “Most Dedicated Nursing Home Prosecution Trial Attorney (Midwest USA).” The Midwest region includes such major metropolitan areas as Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland.
He is a member of the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum for consistently reaching multimillion dollar settlements and verdicts.
Michael is an invited lecturer across the country on trial tactics and has been published numerous times in peer reviewed academic journals and publications.
Michael is the founder of Michael Hill Trial Law, where he is assisted by multiple talented trial lawyers.
- Case Western Reserve University
- J.D. | Law
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- Oberlin College
- B.A. (2007) | Philosophy, Jewish Studies, Law and Society
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- Activities: I was a member of the Oberlin College football team.
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- Founder and Lead Trial Attorney
- Michael Hill Trial Law
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- After achieving record results and helping countless families who were victims of nursing home abuse and neglect, Michael started Michael Hill Trial Law. Although based in Ohio, Michael represents clients on a national basis.
- Partner / Founder
- Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers
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- Lead Trial Attorney and Owner
- Associate
- Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
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- Law Clerk
- Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP
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- Legal Intern and Research Assistant
- Case Western Reserve School Of Law
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- Research Assistant
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- A Trial Lawyer's Guide to Effectively Using Social Media During Jury Selection and Trial
- Ohio Trial - Ohio Association for Justice
- Young v. Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation: Holding Ohio’s Political Subdivisions Accountable for Reckless Personnel Decisions
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: The Need for a Whistleblower Exceptions
- Case Western Reserve Univ. Law Journal
- United States v. Fullmer and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: True Threats to Advocacy
- Case Western Reserve Univ. Law Journal
- Fundamentals of Police Liability Claims: The Plaintiffs Perspective, Northeast Ohio Police Officers, Cleveland, Ohio
- Northeast Ohio Police Officers
- Using Focus Groups to Maximize Punitive Damages at Trial, OAJ Web Series, Cleveland, Ohio
- Ohio Association for Justice
- Driving the Stake in at Trial, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Cleveland, Ohio
- CATA
- Introduction to Section 1983 Claims, OAJ Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio Association for Justice
- Police Misconduct and Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation - Holding Law Enforcement Accountable for Abuse, Excessive Force, and Wrongful Death, Workhorse, Orlando, Florida
- Florida Association for Justice
- Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers
- Top 40 under 40
- National Trial Lawyers
- I was selected as one of the top trial lawyers under the age of 40.
- Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum
- Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum
- I was selected to the multimillion dollar advocates forum as one of a select number of lawyers who has been responsible for multimillion dollar jury verdicts.
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- I was selected to the million dollar advocates forum after securing verdicts and settlements for my clients that were each worth more than $1 million.
- Top 25 Medical Malpractice Attorneys
- National Trial Lawyers
- I was awarded the honor of being named one of the top 25 medical malpractice trial attorneys.
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers
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- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
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- Ohio Association for Justice
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- American Association for Justice
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- Ohio State Bar Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Ohio
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- 6th Circuit
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Contingent Fees
40%
- Nursing Home Abuse
- English: Spoken, Written
- English: Spoken, Written