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BENJAMIN L. HALL, III
Dr. Benjamin L. Hall, III is a Harvard-trained lawyer who founded The Hall Law Firm in 2000. The Hall Law Firm concentrates on litigation matters, including complex construction litigation, complex commercial and contract cases, as well as consumer/personal injury claims. Over the years, Hall and his Firm have generated more than $300,000,000 in recoveries for clients.
A member of ABOTA and a life-time member of the NAACP, Ben’s firm motto reflects his commitment to the law: “The Firm Where Right Wins Over Might.”
Of all things, Hall prides himself in being a Christian minister. He has been an ordained minister since 1975 and has served the congregation of the Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ since 1974.
Hall was the City Attorney for the City of Houston during the administration of Mayor Bob Lanier. For approximately three years, he managed and supervised a 200+ member legal department, as well as an annual budget of $12+ million dollars. Hall has received many scholastic honors, including but not limited to: Rockefellar Scholar to Africa; Duke Merit Scholar; Duke Black Graduate Fellow; DAAD Scholar to Germany and German Research Fellow.
Hall is a recognized legal expert in construction law and personal injury litigation. He has received numerous honors and accolades for his services in the legal field, including but not limited to the following: The highest rating for professional competence and ethical standards awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading legal reference manual in the United States (AV Rating); dual board certified which is achieved by less than 1% of all Texas lawyers; four times recognized as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly Magazine; recognized as a Houston Top Lawyer for the People by “H Magazine;” obtained the highest reported verdicts/awards ever obtained as recognized by the legal website “Verdict Search.”
Hall is also a popular lecturer on a wide variety of topics ranging from insurance and legal issues to minority rights and ethics. Hall is a lifetime member of the NAACP and is a recipient of the NAACP’s highest local “ALEX” Award.
He has been married to Saundra Turner Hall and they both are the proud parents of two sons: Benjamin , IV and Zachary.
Hall is fluent in German and can read French.
Honors/Achievements
- TEXAS "SUPER LAWYER" 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- NAACP "ALEX" AWARD
- OUTSTANDING TEXAN, 1993, 1995 and 1999
- ROCKEFELLAR SCHOLAR 1977-78
- DUKE MERIT SCHOLAR 1977-78, 1978-79
- BENJAMIN E. MAYS SCHOLAR 1978-79
- DUKE BLACK GRADUATE FELLOW 1979-80
- JAMES B. DUKE GRADUATE FELLOW 1980-81
- DAAD SCHOLAR TO GERMANY 1981-82
- BLACK DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOW 1982-83
- SHELL FELLOW TO LAMBARENE, GABON (Africa) 1982-83
- GERMAN RESEARCH FELLOW (Bonn Universitat) 1980
- HOUSTON LAWYERS 2005, 2008, HOUSTON LAWYERS FOUNDATION, LIFE FELLOW
- MARTINDALE-HUBBELL, AV RATING (HIGHEST RATING) 2007
- NAACP MICKEY LELAND HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2007
- HOUSTON LAWYER’S ASSOCIATION FRANCIS WILLIAMS ADVOCACY AWARD (2008)
- TEXAS MONTHLY 2019, 2020