- Email: Blake.Hill@lewisbrisbois.com
- Phone: 801.251.7371
- Fax: 801.562.5510
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M. Blake Hill is a partner in the Salt Lake City office of Lewis Brisbois. Having previously practiced in the Atlanta office with the Product Liability litigation of Lewis Brisbois, Mr. Hill rejoined the firm and its General Liability Practice in September 2021.
As a member of state bars in Idaho, Utah, and Montana, Mr. Hill has experience defending clients in venues across the country. He has represented regional, national, and multi-national clients in internal investigations, arbitrations, mediations, and litigation.
On behalf of his ATV dealer client, Mr. Hill obtained a summary judgment ruling on a negligence claim, which the Court of Appeals for the State of Utah upheld. Warenski v. Advanced RV Supply, 2011 UT App 197 cert. denied (June 23, 2011) (plaintiff/appellant failed to establish elements of res ipsa loquitur). More recently, Mr. Hill was a Lewis Brisbois trial team member that defended a motor vehicle manufacturer at trial in Georgia, obtaining a defense verdict after a multi-week trial in a wrongful death suit.
While in law school, Mr. Hill served as the Online Editor for Journal of Law and Policy in International Business and was a student attorney with the Georgetown University Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic. Additionally, Mr. Hill was a member of his University’s national-qualifying mock trial team.
Published Opinions
Warenski v. Advanced RV Supply, 2011 UT App 197 cert. denied (June 23, 2011)
Admissions
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State Bar Admissions
- Idaho
- Montana
- Utah
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United States District Courts
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court for the District of Idaho
- United States District Court for the District of Montana
- United States District Court for the District of Utah
Education
Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2001
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Arts in American Government, 1998