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Michael A. Hill Curriculum Vitae

EMPLOYMENT

2011 – PresentSpangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP, AssociateCleveland, Ohio
2010 – 2011Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP, Law ClerkCleveland, Ohio
August 2010 – June 2011Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic, Certified Case Western Reserve University School of Law Legal InternCleveland, Ohio
May 2009 – August 2009Case Western Reserve University School of Law Research AssistantCleveland, Ohio


EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
J.D., May 2011, Magna Cum Laude
Ohio Bar Exam: July 2011
Admitted to Ohio Bar: November 2011

  • Editor of the Case Western Reserve University Law Review
  • Recipient of the Emmerich de VattelInternational Human Rights Law Scholar Award, renewable merit-based scholarship
  • Honors fellow for required legal research and writing seminar

Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
B.A., Philosophy, May 2007
GPA: 3.63/4.00

  • Recipient of the Class of 1959 Scholar Award
  • Member of the Philosophy Honors Program
  • Member of the Oberlin College varsity football team

PUBLICATIONS/LECTURES

  • Michael A. Hill, The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: The Need for A Whistleblower Exception, 61 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 649 (2011)
  • Michael A. Hill, United States v. Fullmer and The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: “True Threats” to Free Speech, 61 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 981 (2011)
  • Sharona Hoffman & Andy Pagurski, E-Health Hazard: Provider Liability and Electronic Health Systems, 24 Berkeley Tech.  L.J. 1523 (2009) (Research Assistant to Sharona Hoffman and Andy Padgurski)
Outside the Courtroom

Michael is a native of Flint, Michigan and a graduate of Oberlin College, where he majored in philosophy and was a starting running back for the varsity football team. Michael and his wife, Hilary, live in Lakewood, Ohio. In addition to his work with Case Western Reserve University School of Law and other legal organizations, Michael and Hilary remain active in their mutual alma mater, Oberlin College.