Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney is a maritime law firm based in Houston, Texas

Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law.
Admitted: Texas, 2003
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2003
College: Louisiana State University, B.G.S., 1989
Biography: Mr. Hall obtained his Bachelor of General Studies degree from Louisiana State University in 1989, his certification in Paralegal Studies from Louisiana State University in 1991 and his Juris Doctorate degree from South Texas College of Law in 2003. Mr. Hall is licensed to practice before all courts of the State of Texas and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, Houston Mariners Club and Propeller Club of the United States Port of Houston.

Mr. Hall joined the firm in 2003 and is involved in various areas of admiralty law, but he concentrates his practice on the defense of maritime injury and death cases involving the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Prior to completing law school, Mr. Hall obtained over a decade of litigation and claims experience as a certificated paralegal at Houston law firms and a claims adjuster at international shipping companies engaged in the ownership and operation of LASH carriers, car carriers, Roll On/Roll Off vessels, bulk carriers and tanker vessels. Mr. Hall has extensive experience defending vessel owners and operators against claims and litigation in state and federal courts arising from incidents and casualties involving inland and ocean carriers.