S. Chancellor Hill
Associate
Phone: 719.448.4059
Fax: 719.635.4576
Legal Secretary
Joyce Chase
719.448.4021
Areas of Emphasis
Labor and Employment
Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Michigan Law School, 2015
- Notes & Comments Editor, Michigan Law Review
- Master of Arts in Security Studies, with honors, Georgetown University, 2010
- Bachelor of Arts in Government, Dartmouth College, 2001
Chance Hill is an Associate in Sherman & Howard’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. He assists clients in the area of employment, government contracts, construction and general commercial litigation. Prior to becoming an attorney, Chance was an intelligence officer with the United States Navy and an analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Professional Activities
- CU Board of Regents, Elected Representative from Colorado’s 5th congressional district
- Elected Bonus Member, El Paso County GOP Central Committee, 2017-2019
- Member, Mayor’s Young Professionals Task Force, 2016-2018
- Member, Government Affairs Council, Chamber of Commerce, 2016-2018
- Member, Colorado Springs Rising Professionals, 2016-2018
- Member, Veterans Task Force & Republican Leadership Initiative, El Paso County GOP, 2016-2018
- Member, Leadership Program of the Rockies, Class of 2016-2017
- Member, Bighorn Leadership Program, Class of 2017
- Member, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner’s Service Academy Interview Panel
- Member, El Paso County, Colorado, and American Bar Associations
- Member, The Ben S. Wendelken Inn of Court
- Member, Faculty of Federal Advocates
- Member, Golden Bee Committee, 2017-2018
- Member, Winter Night Club at the Broadmoor, 2016-2018
- Member, Citizens Outreach Group, Advisory Council to the El Paso County Board of Commissioners, 2016-2017
Civic Activities
- Member, Southern Partnership Council, Economic Literacy Colorado, 2016-2018
- Organization that prepares students with the economic and personal finance skills to be successful throughout life.
- Member, YMCA Downtown Board, 2016-2018
Bar Admissions
- Colorado State Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
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Honors and Awards
- Rising Star, Colorado Springs Business Journal, 2017
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Publications and Presentations
Media
- 2017 Rising Stars: Chance Hill
The Colorado Springs Business Journal
March 16, 2017
Publications
- Escaping Trial on FLSA Overtime Claim as Difficult as an Alcatraz Jailbreak
Sherman & Howard Labor & Employment Blog
December 13, 2018 - Terminating Employee for “Bad Faith” Harassment Complaints Fraught With Peril
Sherman & Howard Labor & Employment Blog
August 14, 2018 - Regular contributor to the Sherman & Howard Labor & Employment Blog
Presentations
- Top Ten Wage & Hour Traps Under the FLSA and Colorado Wage Claim Act
Sherman & Howard Annual Colorado Labor & Employment Law Conference
May 2018 - Garcetti, Franks, and Beyond…
Sherman & Howard Annual Colorado Labor & Employment Law Conference
May 2017
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Previous Experience
- Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency, 2010-2013
- Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, 2008-2009
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade), U.S. Navy, 2006-2008
- Ensign, U.S. Navy, 2004-2006