PARTNER
Mr. Christopher S. Hall is a partner with McCormick Barstow LLP, where his practice focuses in several main areas.
Christopher S. Hall
Mr. Hall’s practice focuses on Complex Civil Litigation, including the areas of estate and trust disputes, eminent domain proceedings, land use/California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), agriculture/crop loss, unfair competition, securities fraud, California Public Records Act, partnership disputes, and contract disputes. He has represented clients at the administrative, trial and appellate court levels. He also has experience in both traditional and administrative mandamus proceedings.
Juris Doctor, 1999 (with distinction)
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bachelor of Science, Finance and Business Administration, 1996
California State University, Fresno
Concentrating in Commercial Business Litigation, Land Use and Environmental Law, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Real Property Disputes, and Trusts and Estates Litigation.
Mr. Hall is a member of the State Bar of California (Real Property Law, Litigation and Unfair Competition subsections), Fresno County Bar Association, and San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL).
Community Involvement
Mr. Hall serves on the Board of Directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central California
Reported Cases
California State University, Fresno Assoc., Inc. v. Superior Court, (5th Dist. 2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 810 [108 Cal. Rptr.2d 870] Newspaper’s challenge under the California Public Records Act held invalid.
Honors & Awards
Mr. Hall is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated with Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Hall is a member of the Order of the Coif and the Traynor Honor Society. He is the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts and Negotiations and Settlements. Mr. Hall has been selected for inclusion in the Northern California Super Lawyers list (2013-2023) for his primary practice area of Eminent Domain.
