The Biography of Cleve Hill, Attorney at Law
John Cleveland ("Cleve") Hill joined Bettis Law Group, LLC in 2007 as an associate attorney. Mr. Hill began his law practice in 2004 at Powell Goldstein LLP (now Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein), one of Atlanta's oldest and largest law firms, where he practiced commercial bankruptcy law. Presently, Mr. Hill focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, including wills, trusts, special needs planning, powers of attorney, health care directives, probate and estate administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and small business entity formation.
A native of Cherokee County, Georgia, Mr. Hill attended Sequoyah High School and graduated as its salutatorian in 1997. He then attended Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he received his B.A., magna cum laude, in 2001. While at Oglethorpe, Mr. Hill was very active in campus life and served two terms as student body president. At graduation, Mr. Hill received the prestigious James Edward Oglethorpe Cup, which is awarded annually by the faculty of the university to an outstanding senior, along with the Pattillo Leadership Prize, the Charles Longstreet Weltner Award, and was an inaugural recipient of the President's Community Service Award.
Mr. Hill attended the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia where he obtained his J.D., cum laude, in 2004. While at Mercer, Mr. Hill served on the Editorial Board of the Mercer Law Review and graduated in the top 10% of his class. Mr. Hill was admitted to practice in Georgia in 2004.
Mr. Hill resides in Canton, Georgia with his wife, Allie, and puppy, Reagan. The Hills attend Woodstock First Baptist Church. Mr. Hill remains active at his alma mater where he currently serves on the Oglethorpe University Alumni Board of Directors and the President's Advisory Council. Mr. Hill will serve as the Alumni Board's Vice President for Advancement for the 2010-2011 year. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Hill served on the university's Board of Trustees and as chairman of the Boards's Campus Life Committee for the 2008-2009 academic year.
