Michael H. Hill

Michael H. Hill is a Partner at Monaghan Leahy, LLP in Portland, Maine. Hill focuses on banking and commercial finance, real estate, estate planning and probate administration, and related municipal and land-use matters. The practice includes commercial lending transactions for lenders and borrowers, particularly transactions secured by commercial real estate. These matters require close attention to legal requirements and to the practical circumstances surrounding each client’s objectives.

Hill graduated from Bowdoin College in 1983 and the University of Maine School of Law in 1988. His legal training supports a transactional practice that requires attention to financing documents, real estate interests, regulatory issues, and business objectives. This background supports careful legal research, analysis, writing, and practical problem solving across the matters handled in the practice.

Hill’s experience includes commercial mortgage lending, borrower and lender representation, land-use and municipal matters, and appellate work before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He previously served as in-house counsel at Unum Group and has worked on large commercial mortgage loans across the United States. Across these matters, the work calls for careful preparation, clear issue identification, and practical attention to the available legal options.

Michael H. Hill is a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys and has held the organization’s Maine state chair role. He also holds an AV Preeminent rating and brings long-term commercial finance experience to real estate transactions and related matters. The overall profile reflects sustained professional work in the areas described above and a practical approach to client representation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Monaghan Leahy, LLP
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Fellow and State Chair for Maine, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
• Board of Trustees, Fryeburg Academy

Licensed State

• Maine

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