Stephen A. Hall - a Pittsburgh, PA Civil Litigation Lawyer

Pittsburgh Civil Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 03/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation
Occupational & Toxic Tort Litigation
Wrongful Death
Products Liability
Premises Liability

Attorney Information

Overview

Stephen A. Hall joined the firm in January 2026. He primarily defends various product manufacturers, employers, and premises owners in toxic tort litigation.

With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Hall has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts on issues involving personal injury, occupational exposures, estates and trust, professional liability, real estate, insurance disputes, and other commercial litigation. Mr. Hall has also handled various matters before the Third Circuit, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Out of law school, Mr. Hall served for two years as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. John M. Cleland, former President Judge of the McKean County Court of Common Pleas.

Mr. Hall graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 1996 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor with Distinction from Ohio Northern University in 1999.

While earning his academic credentials, Mr. Hall interned for then Congressman Rick Santorum, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of Ohio. While in law school, he was invited to join the Law Review, finished as a semifinalist in the 1997 Burke E. Smith Moot Court Competition, and was a member of the William Howard Taft Inns of Court.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Selected by his peers for inclusion on the 2024-2026 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list and the 2010-2011 and 2013-2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars” lists

Education

Legal Education
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1999
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Pittsburgh, 1996
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Classes and Seminars

04/16 – PBI – Transportation Law Update – Rail Panel - Pittsburgh & Philadelphia
10/15 – NARTC – Co-Presentation with Expert on Case Study – Nighttime Collision
07/15 – NARTC – Panelist on Fundamentals of FELA, SAA, LIA, and FRSA
09/12 – NARTC – Kurns and LIA Preclusion in Ride Quality Cases
10/11 – NARTC – A Primer on Preclusion of Locomotive Design Claims
07/11 – NARTC – How to Present the Statute of Limitations to a Jury
01/08 – Invited by Class 1 Railroad Client to Speak at its Annual Medical Meeting
02/08 – NARTC – Representative Job Duties in Repetitive Stress Litigation
06/08 – PBI - Fundamentals of Civil Practice

Pro Bono Activities

Outside of the legal profession, Mr. Hall has served as a part-time instructor at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, teaching American Constitutional Law and American Civil Liberties.

Representative Cases

Appeal: Estate of Jabbour, 276 A.3d 1180 (Pa. 2022)(unanimous complete reversal favoring client)
Appeal: Estate of Jabbour, 257 A.3d 701 (Pa. 2021)(grants review petition of adverse opinion)
Appeal: Mt. Oliver Hook & Ladder v. Palombo, 1071 WDA 2021 (Pa. Super. 2021)(transfer motion)
Appeal: Estate of Jabbour, 2020 WL 5938263 (Pa. Super. 2020)(grants panel reconsideration)
Appeal: Estate of Jabbour, 244 A.3d 1254 (Pa. Super. 2020)(adverse opinion)
Appeal: Antis v. Pravlik, 2019 WL 4131138 (Pa. Super. 2019)(affirms denial of arbitration request)
Appeal: Rollinson v. Slide the City, 911 WDA 2018 (Pa. Super. 2018)(grants review petition)
Appeal: Estate of Jabbour, 2018 WL 3434231 (Pa. Super. 2018)(affirms return of property)
Appeal: Estate of Jabbour, 2018 WL 3433834 (Pa. Super. 2018)(affirms judgment in favor of client)
Appeal: Stacey v. City of Hermitage, No. 03-4176 (3d Cir. 11/24/04) (affirms dismissal for client)
Monheim v. Union Railroad, 996 F.Supp. 2d 354 (W.D. Pa. 2014) (partial summary judgment)
Harris v. CSXT, 2013 WL 423280 (W.D. N.Y. 2013)(summary judgment)
Monheim v. Union Railroad, 788 F.Supp. 2d 394 (W.D. Pa. 2011) (partial motion to dismiss)
Bowers v. Norfolk Southern, 537 F. Supp.2d 1343 (M.D. Ga. 2007)(excludes experts)
Kelley v. CSXT, 2006 WL 952216 (W.D. Pa. 2006)(summary judgment)

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania
New York
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Western District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Other Affiliations

Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA)
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA)

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Pittsburgh, PA

603 Stanwix Street
Two Gateway Center, Suite 1600
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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