Ricardo A. Hall
Senior Partner
Merrillville Office
9111 Broadway Suite RR#2
Merillville, Indiana 46410
Ricardo A. Hall is a senior partner in the Merrillville Hub of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. He is a seasoned civil litigation attorney with a career spanning more than two decades, dedicated to defending individuals, businesses, and municipalities across a wide spectrum of liability matters. Mr. Hall's practice includes general liability, motor vehicle accidents, premises and products liability, property tax assessment litigation, workers' compensation, municipal liability, and wrongful death defense.
Mr. Hall's trial experience is both extensive and impactful. In a notable premises liability case, he successfully defended a regional grocery chain after a slip-and-fall claim went to jury trial. Despite high settlement demands, he leveraged comparative fault and pre-existing conditions to achieve a defense verdict with no appeal filed.
Mr. Hall has also held leadership positions in prior firms, where he led litigation teams and supervised departments, further honing his expertise and reinforcing his commitment to client-focused outcomes. His practice also encompasses contract disputes, correctional and civil rights defense, medical malpractice, dram shop claims, and estate planning.
Earning his Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington, Mr. Hall also holds a Master of Music Education from Howard University and a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Union University. Over the years, he has expanded his portfolio to include employment law and the defense of professional liability claims, representing employers and public entities in labor disputes and discrimination-related litigation.
Licensed to practice in Indiana, Mr. Hall is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.
Memberships & Affiliations:
- Calumet American Inns of Court
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Northern District of Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Board Member
Representatives Trial Cases:
- In a week-long premises liability trial, Mr. Hall successfully defended a northwest Indiana grocery chain. The case involved a slip and fall in the produce section allegedly due to grapes on the floor. In addition to the claim for compensatory damages, the plaintiff's husband also presented a derivative consortium claim. The demand at trial substantially exceeded the amount for which the defendant was willing to settle. He raised comparative faults, and linked the claimed injuries, including coccydynia (tailbone pain), to pre-existing conditions. A defense verdict followed, from which no appeal was taken.
- In a recent case involving a semi-tractor trailer accident, with damages alleged to be in excess of fifty million dollars, judgment was entered by default against his clients and two co-defendants. He mounted a challenge against the judgment and secured relief in the form of an Order setting the judgment aside vis-à-vis his clients. He then filed a Motion for Summary Judgment which prompted favorable consideration by counsel for the plaintiffs relative to the dismissal of all claims filed against his clients.
