Steven D. Hall
Areas of Practice:
Steven D. Hall works on a variety of litigation matters, particularly in the area of commercial litigation, title insurance, banking, health care, civil rights, real estate, and construction. Steven has experience representing corporations and their officers, directors, and employees as well as individuals in commercial disputes, malpractice lawsuits, and civil enforcement actions. He also represents individuals and companies in complex litigation and class actions.
Steven has expertise in e-discovery matters and regularly advises clients on technological matters arising in the litigation discovery process, from receipt of a subpoena to the formulation of corporate data retention policies. Additionally, Steven has been previously included in Missouri and Kansas Rising Stars®, and he has been repeatedly included on Missouri Bar Association’s “Wall of Fame” for his pro bono work.
Steven has a long history of providing counsel to court-appointed clients and working for pro bono clients and pro bono agencies, including the Volunteer Lawyers Project and the Federal Court Legal Advice Clinic. Prior to law school, Steven worked for various community advocacy agencies on projects concerning criminal justice issues, including efforts associated with The City Mission Society, The American Friends Service Committee, and Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty. During his graduate studies, Steven worked on issues related to health care at The Pope John Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and then as a mental health counselor.
Steven helps to resolve disputes for school districts confronting civil rights claims, construction disputes, and real estate issues. Steven recently led a successful effort to defend school districts in a class action lawsuit that challenged the schools’ enforcement of the state’s immunization protocols as well as a successful defense of an inverse condemnation action brought against a school district. Steven also regularly works to assist school districts in dispute that arise during construction projects, including the defending schools against claims brought by contractors and prosecuting claims against those contractors who fail to perform as the contracts require.
Education
- College of the Ozarks, B.S., summa cum laude
- Harvard University, M.Div.
- Suffolk University, J.D., cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
- Missouri Bar
- Illinois Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits
- U.S. District Courts (various)
Distinctions
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- BAMSL Federal Court Legal Advice Clinic
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
2020 MUSIC Fall Virtual Workshops
Mickes O’Toole Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers In St. Louis For 2021
Josh Douglass Shares Insights Regarding OCR Complaints Resolved Outpace Number of Complaints Received for 3rd Consecutive Year
Vince Reese Guest on Law Firm Launch Podcast
Reese Selected to America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators
Supreme Court Rules Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity is Unlawful
Annual School Law Seminars Update
Steven Hall Contributes to IICLE 2020 Edition of Federal Civil Practice
Mickes O’Toole Ranked 4th in Missouri for Bond Counsel
Public-Duty Doctrine: Negligence Case Against Teacher Dismissed
DOL’s Notice Requirements under the FFCRA
Federal Government Responds to Coronavirus Pandemic With New Requirements for School Districts Regarding Paid And Unpaid Leave
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