Overview
Dana Hill dedicates her practice to Education, Governmental Entities, Insurance Defense, Labor and Employment. She practices at Hill, Hill, Carter's Birmingham office.
Areas of Practice:
Education
Governmental Entities
Insurance Defense
Labor and Employment
Admissions:
ALABAMA, 2000
U.S. CIRCUIT COURTS, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. DISTRICT COURTS, Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
Memberships:
ALABAMA STATE BAR, Leadership Forum, Class IV, Member, Diversity in the Profession Committee, Secretary (2008-2009), Member (2009-2010)
BENCH AND BAR ADVISORY COMMITTEE, U.S. DISTRICT COURT OF NORTH ALABAMA, Member (2015)
ALABAMA COUNCIL OF SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEYS, Board of Directors (2011-2013), Member (2009–Present)
NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ATTORNEYS, Member (2009-Present)
SHELBY COUNTY BAR, Member (2000-Present)
BIRMINGHAM BAR ASSOCIATION, Member
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, Member
Biography
Dana Hill’s practice focuses on the areas of education/public school law, employment law and general litigation. Dana counsels and advises educational entities and their officials on various matters, including, student discipline, personnel management, Title IX compliance, policy development, board governance, safety and security measures, special education issues, and employment discrimination laws. Dana currently serves as general counsel to three Alabama boards of education and has represented nearly twenty other local school districts in both circuit court and federal district court, as well as on appeal to the Alabama appellate courts and the Eleventh Circuit. Throughout her tenure as a school lawyer, Dana has successfully defended her clients in obtaining multiple case dismissals and summary judgment rulings.
Experience
2000 - Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, J.D.
Honors
Merit Scholarship Recipient
Scholar of Merit, Women & the Law
Cordell Hull Teaching Fellowship, Legal Research & Writing
1997- Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, B.S., summa cum laude