Hills was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Whittier, California, where he played high school football under the same coach as former President Richard M. Nixon. A janitor's son, Hills was the first in his family to go to college.[2][3]
In 1962, he founded the law firm of Munger, Tolles, Hills, and Rickershauser (now Munger, Tolles & Olson) along with six other lawyers.[5] He was also Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the US-ASEAN Business Council.[6] During his career he also served as a partner in the Washington law firm of Latham & Watkins, as the chief executive officer of Peabody Coal and—in the early 1980s—as the Washington-based head of a merchant banking arm of Sears that was known as Sears World Trade.[7] He had been, since 1996, a partner at the law firm of Hills & Stern. From 1984 until his death in 2014, he served as chairman of Hills Enterprises, Ltd. (formerly The Manchester Group, Ltd.).[8]
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Interview with Roderick M. Hills, October 11, 1982, University of Kentucky Libraries
roderick, hills, roderick, maltman, hills, march, 1931, october, 2014, served, chairman, securities, exchange, commission, between, 1975, 1977, later, worked, investment, bank, drexel, burnham, lambert, then, firm, donovan, leisure, newton, irvine, chairman, s. Roderick Maltman Hills March 9 1931 October 29 2014 served as chairman of the U S Securities and Exchange Commission between 1975 and 1977 Later he worked at the investment bank of Drexel Burnham Lambert and then at the law firm of Donovan Leisure Newton amp Irvine 1 Roderick M HillsChairman of the Securities and Exchange CommissionIn office October 28 1975 April 10 1977PresidentGerald FordPreceded byIrving M PollackSucceeded byHarold M WilliamsPersonal detailsBornRoderick Maltman Hills 1931 03 09 March 9 1931Seattle Washington U S DiedOctober 29 2014 2014 10 29 aged 83 Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseCarla Anderson Hills m 1958 wbr EducationStanford University BA LLB Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHills was born in Seattle Washington and grew up in Whittier California where he played high school football under the same coach as former President Richard M Nixon A janitor s son Hills was the first in his family to go to college 2 3 Hills received his bachelor s degree from Stanford University and then his Bachelor of Laws at Stanford Law School in 1955 4 following which he served as law clerk to Justice Stanley F Reed Supreme Court of the United States during 1955 to 1957 In 1962 he founded the law firm of Munger Tolles Hills and Rickershauser now Munger Tolles amp Olson along with six other lawyers 5 He was also Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the US ASEAN Business Council 6 During his career he also served as a partner in the Washington law firm of Latham amp Watkins as the chief executive officer of Peabody Coal and in the early 1980s as the Washington based head of a merchant banking arm of Sears that was known as Sears World Trade 7 He had been since 1996 a partner at the law firm of Hills amp Stern From 1984 until his death in 2014 he served as chairman of Hills Enterprises Ltd formerly The Manchester Group Ltd 8 Personal life editHe was married to former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Carla Anderson Hills from 1958 until his death His son Roderick M Hills Jr is a law professor at the New York University School of Law and his daughter Laura Hills attended Stanford Law School 9 10 Hills died on October 29 2014 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore at age 83 of heart failure 11 12 See also editList of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States Seat 6 References edit BUSINESS PEOPLE A Former S E C Chairman Gets Donovan Leisure Post Profile calbar ca gov accessed November 1 2014 Profile fordlibrarymuseum gov accessed November 1 2014 Roderick M Hills profile nndb com accessed November 1 2014 Munger Tolles amp Olson website Archived 2010 02 09 at the Wayback Machine mto com accessed November 1 2014 Schudel Matt November 2 2014 Roderick M Hills Ford White House official who led SEC from 1975 to 1977 dies at 83 Washington Post Retrieved December 1 2018 Notice of death of Roderick M Hills chicagobusiness com October 30 2014 Profile Archived 2009 03 20 at the Wayback Machine academyofdiplomacy org accessed November 1 2014 Roderick M Hills profile NYU Faculty Profile law nyu edu accessed November 1 2014 Hills Laura May 29 2015 Remembrances Roderick Mailman Hills March 19 1931 to October 2 2014 Stanford Lawyer Magazine Stanford Law School Retrieved December 2 2018 Obituary nytimes com accessed November 1 2014 Notice of death of Roderick Hills bloomberg com accessed November 1 2014 External links editInterview with Roderick M Hills October 11 1982 University of Kentucky Libraries Appearances on C SPAN Government offices Preceded byRay Garrett Jr Securities and Exchange Commission Chair1975 1977 Succeeded byHarold M Williams Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roderick M Hills amp oldid 1175200519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
