Mr. Hall concentrates in financial institutions law where he assists with TARP compliance, securities compliance, proxy solicitations, de novo financial institutions, and holding company organization.  Mr. Hall also provides necessary support to his team when advising financial institutions on regulatory compliance, and commercial and private lending.  He has assisted numerous clients with TARP Capital Purchase Program transactions and continues to advise those clients regarding ongoing compliance, including, in particular, compliance with the executive compensation limitations.

During law school, Mr. Hall was involved in several law-related activities and received numerous awards and honors.  He was the Chairperson of the Law Review By-Laws Committee, in 2007.  Additionally, Mr. Hall spent time as both a research assistant for a corporate and securities law professor and a teaching assistant for a legal research and writing professor. 

Mr. Hall received the Florida Law Review Book Award (2008), the Frank E. Maloney Award for Best Note (2007), the Gertrude Brick Award for Outstanding Law Review Candidate (2007), and the Book Award for Legal Research and Writing (2005). Additionally, he was listed on the Dean’s List every semester during law school and received the Ralph D. Bailey Memorial Scholarship (2005-2008) and the Kimmel and Associates Grant for Students in Construction (2005-2008).

Publications

• "Boards Strategic Planning in a Challenging Environment: Short-Term Planning for Survival and Recovery," Community Banker, co-authored with Walt G. Moeling, IV, August 2009.
• “The Elephant in the Room: Dangers of Hedge Funds in Our Financial Markets,” Note, 60 Fla. L. Rev. 183, 2008
• “Student Religious Speech - At the Crossroads of the Free Speech, Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses,” in ADL, Charles Wittenstein Summer Associate Research Program, co-authored with Jonathan Laskin, July 2007
• “Constitutional Law: What to do When a State Fails to Take Notice that Its Notice Has Failed?,” Comment, 59 Fla. L. Rev. 453, 2007

Professional Affiliations

• American Bankers Association, Associate Member
• Community Bankers Association of Georgia, Associate Member
• Georgia Bankers Association, Associate Member
• Independent Community Bankers of America, Associate Member
• Other State and National Bank Trade Associations, Associate Member