Michael Hill Attorney

First Admitted: 2011, Ohio

Professional Webpage: https://www.eadiehill.com/our-attorneys/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2012
Ohio State Bar Association, 2011
Editor, Western Reserve Law Review
Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2012
American Bar Association, 2011

Representative Clients:

Estate of Stephen Tate v. Signature Health Care of Warren et al, $26 million verdict for family of schizophrenic patient who died from prolonged abuse and neglect , 2023
Estate of Jack Huls v. Laurel Health care Co., et al, $5 million jury verdict for wrongful death of 84 year old resident for failing to test and/or send resident to the hospital with signs of an infection , 2023
Anonymous nursing home patient v. Anonymous nursing home, $1.5 million settlement for nursing home's failure to adequately respond to nursing home resident's respiratory distress, 2023
Anonymous assisted living patient v. anonymous assisted living facility, $2.3 million settlement for sepsis and aspiration pneumonia caused by nurse ordering and administering improper medication without physician authorization , 2023
Estate of Louis Cifranic v. O'Neill Healthcare, et al, $5 million for wrongful death of 70 year old man who died from a brain injury after a fall , 2023
Anonymous Patient v. Anonymous Nursing Home, $1.45 million dollar settlement for 95 year old man who was allowed to wander away from the nursing home causing his death
Havelka v. BraeView Care and Rehabilitation; $750,000 settlement for severely demented nursing home resident who choked during meal time
Tahir v. Akron Vascular Assoc., $3.97 million jury verdict, physician injured the patient’s facial nerve during routine temporal artery biopsy procedure leading to the patient developing complex regional pain syndrome $3.97 million jury verdict, physician injured the patient’s facial nerve during routine temporal artery biopsy procedure leading to the patient developing complex regional pain syndrome
McMichael v. Akron General Medical Center, $4.6 million jury verdict for the hospital’s failure to diagnose and treat patient’s brain swelling
Anonymous v. Anonymous, $2 million settlement in nursing home’s failure to timely recognize patient’s increasing problems during recovery from spine surgery resulting in permanent loss of use of legs.
Estate of Leona Maxim v. Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc., $4.4 Million jury verdict, wrongful death of a nursing home patient who suffered a broken femur after being rolled out of bed onto the floor resulting in infection and death. $4.4 Million jury verdict, wrongful death of a nursing home patient who suffered a broken femur after being rolled out of bed onto the floor resulting in infection and death.
Anonymous v. Anonymous Fraternity Corp., et al, $3.5 million settlement for woman’s injuries suffered during an assault at a fraternity party.

Honors/Awards:

Top 100 Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2025
Top 10 Nursing Home Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers, 2025
Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022
Most Dedicated Nursing Home Prosecution Trial Attorney (Midwest USA), AI Legal, 2020
Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2023
10 Best Attorneys, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2023
Top 10 Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2024
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2024
To 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2023
Top 10 Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2023
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2024
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2023
Peer-selected achievement awarded to the top 1.5%., Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2021
Top 10 Nursing Medical Malpractice Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
Top 10 Nursing Medical Malpractice Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
Top 10 Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
Top 10 Nursing Medical Malpractice Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
Top 10 Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2021
Top 10 Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2022
Peer-selected achievement awarded to the top 1.5% of attorneys practicing fewer than 10 years. , Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
Peer-selected achievement awarded to the top 1.5% of attorneys practicing fewer than 10 years. , Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2014
Peer-selected achievement awarded to the top 1.5% of attorneys practicing fewer than 10 years. , Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019
Peer-selected achievement awarded to the top 1.5% of attorneys practicing fewer than 10 years. , Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2018
Peer-selected achievement awarded to the top 1.5% of attorneys practicing fewer than 10 years. , Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2017
Peer-selected achievement awarded to the top 1.5% of attorneys practicing fewer than 10 years. , Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016
Peer selected award for top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40., Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2020
Exclusive membership-based on achievements for clients that exceed 1 million dollars, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Peer selected award for top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40., Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
Peer selected award for top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40., Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2019
Peer selected award for top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40., Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2017
Peer selected award for top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40., Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2016
Exclusive membership-based on achievements for clients exceeding two million dollars in a single case., Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act for The Need for A Whistleblower Exception, Author, The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, The Need for A Whistleblower Exception, 2011
The Nursing Home Systems Case, By The Numbers, Author, The Nursing Home Systems Case, By The Numbers, Ohio Association for Justice, Legal, 2020
The updated guide for investigating nursing home abuse and neglect claims , Author, The Definitive Guide for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Wrongful Death Claims, 2022 Update, Legal, Consumer, 2022
A Trial Lawyer's Guide to Effectively Using Social Media During Jury Selection and Trial, Ohio Trial, Winter 2017, Author, A Trial Lawyer's Guide to Effectively Using Social Media During Jury Selection and Trial, Legal, 2017
United States v. Fuller and The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act for The True Threats to Free Speech, Author, United States v. Fuller and The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, True Threats to Free Speech, 2011
E-Health Hazard for Provider Liability and Electronic Health Systems, E-Health Hazard, Provider Liability and Electronic Health Systems, 2009
The definitive guide for investigating nursing home abuse and neglect claims , Author, The Definitive Guide for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Wrongful Death Claims, Legal, Consumer, 2017

Industry Groups:

Victims of nursing home abuse and neglect

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