David G. Hill

Founding Partner

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Practice Areas

Business Trusts and Estates Environmental and Water Law

Experience

David G. Hill, one of the four founding partners, has been practicing law in Boulder for many years, emphasizing the areas of Business Organization, Estate Planning, Real Property Law, and Water Law. Mr. Hill is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings system. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and enjoys heli-skiing.

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan; Order of the Coif, and Member, Board of Editors, University of Michigan Law Review
  • A.B., University of Kansas; Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Claims
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • Colorado

Professional and Civic Associations and Offices

  • American Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Colorado Water Congress; Member, State Affairs Committee
  • Mountain States Legal Foundation; Member, Board of Litigation
  • HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties; Board of Directors
  • Boulder Chamber of Commerce; Former Director
  • Boulder Rotary; Former Director
  • Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry; Former Member, Small Business Committee and Volunteer Lobbyist on Sales Tax Issues
  • Colorado Bar Association; Former Member, Council of the Real Estate Section
  • First Presbyterian Church of Boulder; Former Trustee
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tax Committee; Former Member

Representative Published Cases

  • Simpson v. Bijou, 69 P.3d 50 (Colo. 2003)
  • Denver v. Thornton, 44 P.3d 1019 (Colo. 2002)
  • Left Hand Ditch Company v. Hill, 95SC662, 933 P.2d (Colo. 1997)
  • Denver v. Englewood, 90SA474, 826 P.2d 1266 (Colo. 1992)

Awards

  • U.S. Small Business Administration: Lawyer Advocate of the Year award for volunteer lobbying in connection with reform of Subchapter S Tax legislation