Keith B. Hall practices law as a member of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C. in New Orleans, Louisiana.  His primary areas of practice are oil and gas law, environmental law, and toxic tort litigation.  He serves as Chair of the New Orleans Bar Association's Oil and Gas Section, as Chair of the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, and as a member of the Advisory Council for the Louisiana State Bar Association's Environmental Law Section.  Mr. Hall teaches Introduction to Mineral Law at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, and authors "Recent Developments in Mineral Law" for the bimonthly Louisiana Bar Journal.  He also serves as Chair of the New Orleans Bar Association's annual "Litigation Lessons for Lawyers" CLE series.

Mr. Hall's previous and upcoming speaking engagements on oil and gas and law have included presentations at major conferences and seminars in Louisiana, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Illinois, New Mexico, Florida, and Washington D.C. for such groups as the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Defense Research Institute, Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association, and Baton Rouge Bar Association.

Mr. Hall has written articles that have been published in Tulane Law Review, Loyola Law Review, Washburn Law Journal, Texas Wesleyan Law Review, the Louisiana Bar Journal, Environmental Protection Online, West Journal - Environmental, For the Defense, and Counsel.

Explaining the reason he practices oil and gas law, Mr. Hall said: "There is no more exciting area of the law than oil and gas. Lawyers work long hours, sometimes under very demanding circumstances, and if you're going to do this job, it better be in a practice area for which you have a passion. My undergraduate major was chemical engineering, so I enjoy the challenge of understanding the science and technology. I also love history, and the petroleum industry has had a profound effect on history. The Rockefeller fortune and the Howard Hughes fortune both came from oil. Breaking the Standard Oil monopoly was a large part of the motivation for antitrust laws, and whether you're talking about the current economy, the Gulf War, or World War II, oil played a big role. In just the last year, I've been interviewed on oil and gas issues by AP, Reuters, Bloomberg, BBC Radio, Australia National Radio, The Christian Science Monitor, AFP [a French wire service], several local media and trade publications, and even Al-Jazeera Television. At some level, everyone has an interest in this industry."

Practice Areas

• Oil and Gas Law
• Environmental Law
• Toxic Torts

Professional Associations

• Chair of the Oil & Gas Section of the New Orleans Bar Association
• Member of the Advisory Council of the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute
• Member of the Advisory Council of the Louisiana State Bar Association's Environmental Law Section
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association Mineral Law Section
• Member, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
• Member, Petroleum Landmen's Association of New Orleans

Education

• J.D., summa cum laude, 1996, Loyola University School of Law. Served as Managing Editor of the Loyola Law Review and as a Member of Moot Court.
• B.S., Chem. Eng., 1985, Louisiana State University. Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society