About James Hall

Jim Hall is a leading expert on crisis management and government relations, and transportation safety and security, having served government and private clients for more than five decades.

Mr. Hall began his career in Washington as a member of the staff of Senator Albert Gore, Sr. (D-TN). He subsequently served as a counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations under Senator Ed Muskie. He maintained a private legal practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before serving in the cabinet of Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter. Mr. Hall served as director of the state’s Planning Office for five years before returning to Washington, D.C. to serve as Chief of Staff for Senator Harlan Mathews (D-TN). Mr. Hall left his position when President Bill Clinton appointed him to the National Transportation Safety Board.