Brown, Goldstein & Levy partner Eve Hill was selected to the distinguished Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list for disability rights for 2022. Eve was previously listed in Lawdragon’s 2020 500 leading plaintiff employment and civil rights lawyers guide in the “Employee & Civil Rights, inc. Disability” category.
Lawdragon selects only the very best of the nation’s 1.3 million attorneys for its annual 500 Leading Lawyers list. Attorneys across all practice areas are included based on their leadership in the profession and the impact their work has had over the past calendar year. Other 2022 honorees include United States Assistant Attorney General Kristin Clarke, United States Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, and all nine Supreme Court Justices.
Eve’s record of dedication to a wide range of civil rights cases has earned her recognition as one of the country’s foremost disability rights attorneys. Her practice is dedicated to high-impact litigation on behalf of individuals with disabilities, and individuals, organizations and agencies alike frequently tap into her wealth of knowledge to advocate on their behalf. Eve also co-leads Inclusivity, BGL’s Strategic Consulting Group that works to help public and private sector organizations and industry groups navigate the rapidly changing landscape of disability and civil rights. Prior to joining BGL, Eve served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice for six years.
Eve was recognized by Best Lawyers for civil rights law for 2022. She was also selected to the Maryland Super Lawyers list for both 2021 and 2022. Eve’s work on behalf of 12 Virginia students with disabilities recently earned Brown, Goldstein & Levy an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. Her many other accolades include receiving the Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys Distinguished Service Award in 2020 and being inducted into the National Disability Mentoring Coalition’s Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame in 2018. In 2017, Eve received the Disability Rights Legal Center and the University of La Verne College of Law Award of Excellence.
Lawdragon is a legal media company that provides free online news and editorial features, including its well-known guides to the nation’s leading lawyers.
Read the full 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide here.