Nathan Hall, RA, LEED AP BD&C is a registered Architect and Principal Court Consultant for the National Center for State Courts. Since joining the National Center in 2008, he has been involved in over 150 court facility and security planning projects for state and local courts across the nation and internationally.
At the National Center, Mr. Hall provides expert consultation and technical assistance to state and local courts, local and county governments, and private industry design firms on courthouse facility planning and design projects as well as security and emergency planning projects. Areas of expertise include operational assessment and strategic planning analysis, conceptual and schematic design development, architectural design peer review, court security planning & assessment, continuity of operation planning, and court technology requirements analysis.
Mr. Hall is regarded as a preeminent national expert on courthouse planning & design as well as courthouse security & emergency planning, and regularly speaks and presents to court organizations around the nation. He is the primary editor of the NCSC Steps to Best Practices for Court Building Security and the Court’s Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Guide and Template. He is also a key contributor to the NCSC online court space planning resource guide and the Court Space reForm publication.
Email: nhall@ncsc.org