S. Chancellor “Chance” Hill
Associate
Phone: 719.448.4059
Fax: 719.635.4576
Legal Secretary
Joyce Chase
719.448.4021
Areas of Emphasis
Labor & Employment
Employment Litigation
Labor Relations
Workplace Counseling
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
S. Chancellor “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
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Faculty of Federal Advocates
- The Ben S. Wendelken Inn of Court
- El Paso County, Colorado, and American Bar Associations
- CU Board of Regents, Elected Representative from Colorado’s 5th congressional district
- Former Member, Mayor’s Young Professionals Task Force
- Former Member, Government Affairs Council, Chamber of Commerce
- Former Elected Bonus Member, El Paso County GOP Central Committee
- Veterans Task Force & Republican Leadership Initiative
- Former Member, Colorado Springs Rising Professionals
- Former Member, Golden Bee Committee
- Former Member, Winter Night Club at the Broadmoor
- Former Member, Citizens Outreach Group, Advisory Council to the El Paso County Board of Commissioners
- Bighorn Leadership Program, Class of 2017
- Leadership Program of the Rockies, Class of 2016-2017
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
- Former Member, Southern Partnership Council, Economic Literacy Colorado
- Organization that prepares students with the economic and personal finance skills to be successful throughout life.
- Former Member, YMCA Downtown Board
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Honors and Awards
- Colorado Bar Association, “Gary McPherson Outstanding Young Lawyer Award” Top 10 Finalist (2019)
- El Paso County Bar Association, “Brian S. Gardner Outstanding New Attorney Award” (2019)
- City of Colorado Springs, “Mayors Young Leader Award – Finalist” in Education (2019)
- Colorado Springs Business Journal, “Rising Star” (2017)
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Publications and Presentations
PRESS
- 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