OUR ATTORNEYS

D. Austin Hare

D. Austin Hare specializes in the areas of class actions, employment, product liability, and securities.  Mr. Hare was previously an associate with the complex litigation group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, successfully representing various major corporations, including:

• Anheuser-Busch Companies:  Defended companies against class actions in the areas of advertising and toxic torts.
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.:  Defended company in a major shareholder derivative suit and in several actions against false insurance claims.
• U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.:  Defended company against claims of illegal advertising.

Prior to his tenure at Skadden, Mr. Hare served as a judicial law clerk to United States District Judge Napoleon A. Jones, Jr. in the Southern District of California. Before his clerkship, Mr. Hare worked as a policy analyst in international law and affairs, holding positions with various international organizations, including the United Nations.

Mr. Hare earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he served on the staff of the Harvard Human Rights Journal. He earned his master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and his bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University.  He speaks French and Spanish.