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2/14/2006
Partner Reginald J. Hill was recently named as one of Chicago Lawyer magazine’s “10 Taking Off After 30” in an engaging series of profiles detailing how ten of the city’s attorneys launched their legal careers after successful business careers.
After graduating from Tuskegee Institute with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering, Mr. Hill worked at AT & T Bell Laboratories in Naperville, Illinois. At Bell Labs, Mr. Hill designed chips and circuit boards for multiprocessing computers. He would also work in a similar capacity at Motorola. During the 1984-1985 school year, he attended the Georgia Institute of Technology full time to earn a masters degree.
But, despite his growing prowess in product development – he was a co-inventor on two patents – Mr. Hill decided to make a career change and started classes at Chicago’s John Marshall Law School in the Fall of 1990.
“I saw the legal profession as a more tangible way to have an effect on people’s lives,” Mr. Hill told the magazine. “I also saw the law as a measure of professional independence.”
After obtaining his J.D. cum laude in 1994, Mr. Hill joined Jenner & Block until 1998, when he left and eventually formed R.J. Hill & Associates, Ltd. He returned to Jenner & Block in 2002 and was elected to the Firm’s partnership shortly thereafter.
Mr. Hill’s practice now focuses on obtaining intellectual property rights and prosecuting intellectual property disputes involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, right of publicity and unfair competition. He has handled complex cases concerning a wide range of emerging or rapidly evolving technologies, including computer software, semiconductor memories, photography, battery equalizers, smoke detectors, modems, liquid crystal displays, radio frequency identification systems and computer-telephony integration.
In May, 2003, Mr. Hill was named by Diversity & The Bar as one of the top IP lawyers of color in the country.
“Most days, I’m glad my life has not been shaped entirely by being a lawyer because my diverse experience has led to a broader perspective,” he concluded.
Practice Groups:
Intellectual Property
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