Hale Stewart Joins Dickinson Wright Austin Office

Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Hale Stewart has joined the firm’s Austin office as Of Counsel.

“We are thrilled that Hale is joining Dickinson Wright’s captive insurance practice,” said Kevin Doherty, Chair of the Captive Insurance Practice Group at Dickinson Wright. “His deep knowledge and experience in captive insurance significantly broadens the firm’s capabilities in this growing and continually evolving market.”

Hale focuses his practice on insurance regulatory and tax matters, specifically in the captive insurance arena. He counsels clients on the formation and management of captives, including analyzing existing business structures to determine viability for captive formation. His strategies help clients respond to common business insurance issues, such as unavailability of coverage or lack of affordable rates when a company has a low claims history. His process for captive insurance programs is outlined in his book, Designing a Risk Financing Program. In addition, he assists clients with drafting feasibility studies, insurance policies, and corporate documents. He also regularly interacts with captive service providers regarding ongoing compliance issues. Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, Hale served as Captive Development Officer at Higginbotham Insurance. Hale received his LL.M. in International and Domestic Taxation from Thomas Jefferson School of Law (magna cum laude), his J.D. from South Texas College of Law, and his B.A. from Trinity University.

Dickinson Wright’s nationally recognized captive insurance team provides comprehensive services to businesses that own or are looking to form captive insurance companies. Our captive insurance clients come from virtually all industries and in all shapes and sizes, including Fortune 500 and publicly traded companies, trade associations, and small to medium-sized businesses who participate in protected cells of captive insurance companies. Our captive insurance clients are domiciled in multiple U.S. jurisdictions, and we have represented numerous entities in connection with mergers and re-domestications, both on-shore and off-shore. In addition to Hale Stewart in Texas, our core team of captive insurance and tax attorneys includes Kevin Doherty and Tony Greer in Tennessee; James Mauro, Emily Burdick, Angelique Neal, and Peter Kulick (Taxation Practice Group Chair) in Michigan; and Troy Terakedis (Division Director of Industry Practices) in Ohio.  In addition to advising clients regarding captive structural and formation issues, the firm also counsels clients on tax controversy and tax opinion issues.

Dickinson Wright’s captive insurance team has been recognized numerous times by Captive Review and Captive International as “Law Firm of the Year,” and Kevin Doherty was named to the Captive Review Hall of Fame in 2025.  Our team members participate in numerous industry trade associations, attend and speak at conferences throughout the United States and worldwide, and actively participate in lobbying and other activities related to the drafting of both state and federal law regarding captive insurance and related matters. Many of our captive insurance lawyers have been individually recognized by Best Lawyers® and Super Lawyers®. To learn more about Dickinson Wright’s captive insurance practice, please click here.