Atty. Eve Hill
In February 2017, Eve Hill, one of the nation’s leading disability rights attorneys, joined Brown Goldstein & Levy, where she continues to pursue her devotion to civil rights. Her wide-ranging experience complements the firm’s dedication to high-impact disability rights cases and its advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities and their families.
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Eve Hill is a civil rights attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP. Admitted to practice in Virginia, Virginia State Bar, Michigan, State Bar of Michigan, Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association, and Maine, Maine State Bar Association. Educated at Cornell University (J.D., 1989) and Sweet Briar College (B.A., 1986). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Civil Rights Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Cornell Law School Public Service Award, 2013 (2026). Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- In February 2017, Eve Hill, one of the nation’s leading disability rights attorneys, joined Brown Goldstein & Levy, where she continues to pursue her devotion to civil rights
- Her wide-ranging experience complements the firm’s dedication to high-impact disability rights cases and its advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities and their families
- Eve is co-leader of Inclusivity, BGL’s Strategic Consulting Group
- From 2011 to January 2017, Eve served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the U.S
- Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, where she was responsible for oversight of the Division’s disability rights, education, and Title VI enforcement and the American Indian Working Group
- She was part of the negotiating team for the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled
- testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to support ratification of the U.N
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- enforced accessibility requirements for websites and other digital technology
- implemented Olmstead community integration requirements in employment and education
- and enforced disability rights in education, testing, and health care
- Eve is the former Senior Vice President at the Burton Blatt Institute of Syracuse University, where she was responsible for the Institute’s work on the Americans with Disabilities Act, disability civil rights, and communications issues
- Preceding her employment at the Burton Blatt Institute, Eve was the District of Columbia’s first Director of the Office of Disability Rights, responsible for ensuring compliance with the ADA throughout District government
- This position gave Eve an insider’s view on investigations of complaints, informal dispute resolution, litigation consultation, training, and disability policy development
- As the Executive Director of the Disability Rights Legal Center at Loyola Law School, Eve managed all aspects of this non-profit disability rights organization and supervised all major programs, including the Civil Rights Litigation Project, Disability Mediation Center, Cancer Legal Resource Center, Community Outreach Program, and Education Advocacy Project
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Civil rights attorneys for discrimination, police misconduct, constitutional rights, and civil liberties cases.
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Why local counsel matters in District of Columbia
Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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