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Michael Hill has been described as a generational attorney with numerous 7 and 8 figure trial verdicts and settlements, including records for the highest verdicts in numerous counties and the highest recorded verdict against a nursing home in Ohio history–$26 million. Michael has dedicated his practice exclusively to representing victims of severe nursing home neglect and abuse.
Michael has met the stringent Super Lawyers standard, voted by his peers as one of the top 2.5% of attorneys in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Michael has been rated by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 40 Under 40 trial lawyer in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and one of the Top 100 lawyers overall in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also rated Michael as one of the Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers and Top 10 Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers.
Michael was selected as one of the "10 Best Attorneys" for the state of Ohio by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and was given the "Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award" by The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA).
Recently, the international organization AI Legal honored Michael as the "Most Dedicated Nursing Home Prosecution Trial Attorney (Midwest USA)." The Midwest region includes such major metropolitan areas as Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland.
He is a member of the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum for consistently reaching multimillion dollar settlements and verdicts.
Michael is an invited lecturer across the country on trial tactics and has been published numerous times in peer reviewed academic journals. Michael is a faculty member of Trial Lawyer University, the largest and most prestigious organization in America dedicated to training lawyers on trial skills.
In addition to purely legal work, Michael is an active member of the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) and Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC). AMDA/PALTC is the only medical specialty society of medical directors, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other practitioners working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term nursing and medical facilities. According to our research, Michael is the only lawyer who has been accepted into the society–a testament to his commitment and knowledge to his craft and recognition in the field.
Born in Flint, Michigan, Michael attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, He attended law school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was published multiple times in national peer reviewed law journals.
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Nursing homes exist to provide vulnerable elderly residents with the care, supervision, and support they need. Yet one of the most widespread and dangerous problems facing facilities across Ohio and the United States is chronic understaffing.
When a nursing home does not have enough qualified employees to meet residents’ needs, neglect becomes unavoidable. Staff become overwhelmed, tasks are rushed or skipped, and residents are left without essential care. Understaffing is not just a business problem—it is a safety crisis that endangers lives.
One of the most terrifying events a family can experience is receiving a call that their loved one is missing from a nursing home. Known as elopement, this occurs when a resident leaves the facility or wanders into unsafe areas without supervision.
Elopement is not a harmless “walk outside”—it is a life-threatening emergency. Elderly residents may face exposure to extreme weather, traffic accidents, drowning, falls, or encounters with dangerous environments. Tragically, elopement has led to severe injuries and death across Ohio and the United States.
Supervision is one of the most fundamental responsibilities of a nursing home. Elderly residents depend on staff to help them move safely, prevent falls, monitor medical needs, and ensure their overall well-being. Yet across Ohio and the United States, inadequate supervision has become one of the leading causes of nursing home injuries—many of which are entirely preventable.
When nursing homes fail to properly supervise residents, the consequences can be catastrophic:
Every day, nursing homes across the United States administer thousands of medications to vulnerable elderly residents. Because most seniors rely on multiple prescriptions to manage chronic illnesses, proper medication management is not just important—it is essential for survival.
Yet, despite strict federal and state regulations, medication errors remain one of the most common forms of nursing home negligence. These mistakes can cause dangerous reactions, hospitalizations, permanent disability, and even wrongful death.
