Robert Hill '70 Inducted Into Prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Denver, CO — Hill and Robbins, P.C. announced that one of its founding partners, attorney Robert F. Hill, has been inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). The IATL, one of the most prestigious organizations of trial lawyers in the world, identifies and invites attorneys who have achieved a career of excellence through demonstrated skill and ability in jury trials, trials before the court, and appellate practices. Hill was recognized after attaining the highest level of advocacy and undergoing a screening process of both peer and judicial review. His induction into IATL makes him the eighth active member in Colorado. Members are engaged in civil practice on both the plaintiff and the defendant’s side of the courtroom, and in the trial of criminal cases. Active Academy membership is limited to 500 Fellows from the United States. In addition, the Academy includes 100 Fellows from over 30 countries throughout the world. “I am both humbled and gratified by the academy’s honor. I have taken great pride in representing clients whose voices otherwise might not be heard, and I never expected this type of recognition,” stated Hill. Hill, co-founder and shareholder of Hill & Robbins, P.C., emphasizes a practice in complex commercial litigation, particularly antitrust, securities, and pension litigation and class actions. He received his law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1970, where he was co-editor-in-chief of the Law Review and graduated first in his class. Hill served as a law clerk to a federal judge in the Central District of California, and as an associate with the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. before returning to CU as a Visiting Associate Professor of Law. From 1975 through 1978, he served as First Assistant Attorney General of the State of Colorado, where he founded the Antitrust Section of the Colorado AG's office. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1991, Hill has been lauded for his leading role in many of the largest civil-damage recoveries in Colorado. He received the Award for Best of the Bar for Antitrust Law in 2004 and was named one the four best commercial litigators in Colorado in America's Leading Business Lawyers 2005. Hill also received the Knous Award in 2005 from the University of Colorado School of Law, the school’s highest alumni honor. His numerous awards for community service include the National Philanthropy Day Award as the Outstanding Volunteer in Colorado (2003), the Colorado Bar Association’s Hoagland Award for Public Service, and the Individual of the Year Award and the Outstanding Sustained Contribution Award from the Colorado Lawyers Committee. He is currently a member of the board of Invest in Kids, a nonprofit children’s organization that he co-founded in 1996, and is the chair of the Board of the Nurse-Family Partnership, a national nurse visitation program serving approximately 12,000 low-income mothers in more than 20 states.