Meet The Crew
Bobby J. Delise,
attorney, is a native of New Orleans and founding partner of
the firm. Mr. Delise's primary area of expertise is the
representation of an international clientele of oil field,
inland and construction commercial divers, technical, public
safety and recreational divers in personal injury litigation. In
addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Delise has engaged in
the representation of individuals and enterprises in
international and commercial litigation and contracts.
A son of a merchant seaman Mr. Delise received his Juris Doctor
(J.D.) from Loyola University School of Law in 1979, a Master of
Laws (LLM) from Tulane University School of Law in 1990 and his
Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in 1976. Mr.
Delise holds Martindale-Hubbell’s highest (AV) rating. Mr.
Delise was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association in
1979 and the Texas State Bar and Colorado State Bar Associations
in 1998. He has been admitted pro hac vice in numerous Federal
and State Courts all throughout the United States. Mr. Delise
holds membership in the Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
The Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association and The Federal Bar
Association. He sits on the faculty of the Undersea and
Hyperbaric Medical Society where he lectures on Diving Law and
legal issues related to hyperbaric medicine. He has been
visiting skills professor at Loyola Law School teaching law
students Negotiations, Trial Techniques and Motion Practice
since 1990. He has lectured on Diving Law and safety within the
commercial diving community at several of the leading commercial
diving schools throughout the United States. Mr. Delise is a
past Chairman and Co-chairman of the Professionalism and Quality
of Life Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association and
lectures extensively on Professionalism and Ethics within in the
legal profession. In 2006 Mr. Delise earned the Louisiana State
Bar Association’s President’s Award for his efforts to promote
professionalism in the law as well as his contributions to the
Bar and the public following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Mr. Delise can be contacted
bdelise@divelawyer.com
Alton J. Hall, Jr.,
is a native of Natchez, Mississippi. He and his wife presently
reside in Covington, Louisiana, where they maintain a small
thoroughbred farm.
Mr. Hall earned his Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State
University in 1986 where he was a President’s Scholar majoring
in Agricultural Economics. He earned a Juris Doctor in 1991 from
Tulane University School of Law graduating Magna cum laude, was
a member of the Order of the Coif, Moot Court, and was the
recipient of the Dean’s Honor Medal and awards of excellence in
admiralty, trial advocacy and federal procedure.
While at in law school Mr. Hall was employed by the Orleans
Parish District Attorney’s Office. Upon graduation he accepted a
position as an associate at Phelps Dunbar handling admiralty and
maritime litigation matters. Upon leaving Phelps Dunbar assumed
full time faculty position with Tulane School of Law as one of
two directors of Tulane’s Criminal Clinic where he taught
classes in criminal advocacy and handled the in court
representation of indigent defenders. In this position Mr. Hall
handled hundreds of criminal cases in matters ranging in
diversity from simple assault to murder. He handled the trials
of many of these cases as well as appellate work.
Mr. Hall joined Delise & Hall in 1994. His practice focuses on
admiralty and maritime matters involving recreational, public
safety, technical and commercial divers. He is also an expert in
treasure/salvage law, charter party and ship collision
litigation. He also handles major criminal cases in both state
and federal Courts. Mr. Hall’s diving related practice is
nationwide and in addition to general bar memberships in
Louisiana, Texas and the Mississippi federal bar he has been
admitted pro hac vice nationwide at both the state and federal
level. He is also admitted before the United States Supreme
Court, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the
Federal Maritime Commission. Mr. Hall holds Martindale-Hubbell’s
highest (AV) rating.
Mr. Hall has been a PADI open water instructor since1984, with
a Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating having provided instruction
on every level of diving including numerous specialties. He is a
certified NACD cavern instructor, a cave diver through NACD, GUE
and NSS-CDS and a recipient of the Wakulla award, and holds
additional certifications through IANTD. He has vast experience
with mixed-gas diving, deep diving, cave exploration and wreck
penetration. He is a FAA licensed private pilot, Ironman
triathlete and avid hunter worldwide. He is the author of
numerous published diving legal manuals and continuing legal
education articles along with diving and hunting adventure
articles.
Mr. Hall can be reached at
ahall@divelawyer.com
