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
