C. Richard Hill Jr.
Shareholder
Phone
(334) 241-8043
Rick.Hill@chlaw.com
Rick Hill is a shareholder in the firm’s litigation section. His practice focuses on civil rights defense law and administrative law. Rick’s civil rights defense law practice focuses on defending Alabama counties and their officials, sheriff’s offices and their employees, as well as state agencies and officials in litigation. His administrative law practice focuses primarily on representing large industrial consumers, telecommunications, and electric companies before the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Rick attended college at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, before completing his studies at The University of Alabama School of Law. He was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1999 and worked as a staff attorney for Judge William C. Thompson on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
Rick has tried numerous cases to verdict in both state and federal court and has numerous published opinions. He is married, has two children, and is a member of First United Methodist Church, Montgomery.
Education
J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, 1999
B.A., Washington and Lee University, 1996
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1999
Admitted To Practice
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Judicial Clerkship
Clerk, Judge William C. Thompson, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
Honors and Awards
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Award
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Alabama State Bar – Insurance Programs Committee
Defense Research Institute
American Inns of Court, Hugh Maddox Chapter
Contact Information
150 South Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
p: (334) 241-8043
f: (334) 323-8888