Benjamin H Hill IV

Automotive; Products Liability; Tobacco & Vapor; Consumer Products Liability Litigation; Personal Injury; Class Action & Complex Mass Tort

Professional Liability; Litigation

Ben Hill, IV serves as chair of the firm’s Products Liability and Personal Injury Litigation Groups. His practice involves the defense of products liability and complex mass tort claims. For approximately 15 years, Ben has been heavily involved in the defense of a major tobacco corporation in numerous smoking and health cases throughout Florida. His practice has also involved the representation and defense of attorneys and their law firms in legal malpractice actions.

Ben is very active in professional and Bar-related activities. He is a past president of the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) and served on its Board of Directors for many years. He has served on the Executive Council of the Trial & Litigation Section, and on the Board of the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation. He is also past president of the HCBA's Young Lawyers Division and has served on The Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee 13B. On the national level, Ben remains active in leadership roles within the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the American Bar Association. He serves as Vice Chair of the Products Liability Committee. He is a past chair of the TIPS Task Force on Outreach to Young Lawyers and is a graduate of the TIPS Leadership Academy.

Ben is a past chair of the Board of Overseers for Stetson University College of Law and continues to serve on its Board. He is also a past member of Stetson University’s Board of Trustees and a past recipient of the Stetson Lawyers Association’s Outstanding Alumni Representative Award.