Celeste A. Hill
Partner
Celeste A. Hill is a partner with Clausen Miller P.C. where she has practiced since 1986. A seasoned counselor and trial attorney, Ms. Hill has a broad experience handling complex commercial matters, including the representation of domestic and foreign markets in major property insurance disputes and the prosecution and defense of liability claims in the construction and products liability fields. Her commercial litigation experience also includes the handling of banking and intellectual property disputes.
Ms. Hill is admitted to practice before the Illinois Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. She has tried cases to verdict in several venues and has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska and Missouri. She has written and spoken on a wide variety of topics in which she practices.
Ms. Hill graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982, where she was an Edmund James Scholar and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1986, she received her Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University. She is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the International Association of Defense Counsel. She is currently Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Property Insurance Law Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. She was recently elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honor bestowed upon one third of one percent of American lawyers.
Ms. Hill has an “AV” rating (Preeminent) with Martindale-Hubbell, indicating the highest ranking in legal ability and ethical standards as determined by her peers in the legal community.
Education
- J.D. Northwestern University School of Law, 1986
- A.B. University of Illinois, 1982
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court, Centeral District of Illinois
Organization Affiliations
- American Bar Association
Vice Chair, Property Insurance Law Committee - Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Chicago Bar Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- University of Illinois President's Council
