Born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in South Miami Heights, Marlon Hill is a first generation American lawyer and a partner with the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman in the Coral Gables office. Marlon is an experienced corporate, intellectual property and government transactions lawyer of over 30 years. Marlon serves as outside general corporate counsel to a number of entrepreneurs, artist and media talent, corporations, sovereign governments and related agencies, and not-for-profit organizations, especially in the tourism, hospitality, and media/entertainment industries. Marlon is passionate about helping to build the legacy of small businesses, family-owned companies, and entrepreneurs from brand conceptualization to generational transfer.
Marlon has been featured in the Daily Business Review as one of the “outstanding members of the emerging generation of South Florida business and professional leaders.” He is a past recipient of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Bill Colson Leadership Award (2016), M. Athalie Range Foundation, Bridge Builder Award (2012) and the inaugural Miami Foundation Ruth Shack Community Leadership Award (2010). Marlon is one of the Inaugural Fellows in the Miami Foundation’s Miami Fellows Initiative (1999-2001), a model of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation National leadership Program. Marlon is a past president of the Caribbean Bar Association (2001-2003) and currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Orange Bowl Committee, BMe Community and PhilanthropyMiami. Mr. Hill is a weekly civic commentator, “The Peoples Politics”, on Caribbean Riddims, CaneRadio.com, every Saturday at 4 pm, a frequent op-ed writer for the Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel covering issues of civic interest, legal concern, and social or cultural impact, and a past contributor to WPLG Local 10 “This Week in South Florida” Roundtable.
Known for his entrepreneurial acumen as a business lawyer, Marlon is also known for his local activism in support of issues such as civic engagement, voter education, breast cancer awareness and youth mentorship. As a past president of the Caribbean Bar Association and trustee of the Miami Foundation, Marlon has also served as an avid advocate for issues impacting communities of color. In the non-profit arena, as vice chair of the Board of Trustees of The Miami Foundation, Marlon contributed to the restructuring of the Foundation’s strategic direction and initiation of the annual Give Miami Day initiative and as a past 20 year board member of the City of Miami’s Parking Authority advanced strategic plans for the over $25 million operational budget in creating innovative approaches to parking and economic development. As a member of the board of Orange Bowl Committee, Marlon inspired the establishment of a Youth Leadership Academy for middle school students exposing students to elements of civic leadership and life skills. Likewise, as a recipient of the BMe Community Fellow grant of $10,000, Marlon parlayed this grant with additional fundraising from The Miami Foundation and other funders to establish the Brownsville Law Academy at Brownsville Middle School to expose middle school students to envision a future in the legal profession. Marlon firmly believes that philanthropy demands a personal contribution of your talents and treasure to the community at large and requires that our resources should be collectively harnessed and leveraged for the broadest possible community impact.
Marlon is married to Carla Hill for the last 28 years and resides in South Miami-Dade County.
