POWER OF ATTORNEY



      Know all by these presents, that I, CHARLES R. MORRISON,

hereby constitute and appoint each of Nancy Ellefson and

Steven D. Davidson, signing singly, as my true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to:



   (1) Execute for me and on my behalf, in my capacity as an

officer and/or director of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.

the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the

beneficial ownership of securities of the Company in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



   (2) Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf

of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to

complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and

execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file

such form with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



   (3) Take any other action of any type whatsoever in

connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of

such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best

interest of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact

on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney

shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions

as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's

discretion.



      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and

thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the

exercise of any of the rights and powers granted above, as fully

to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do

if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of

this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are

not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply

with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect

until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,

and 5 with respect to the beneficial ownership of securities of

the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed

writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact and the Company.



      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power

of Attorney to be executed as of this 1st day of October, 2009



                                         /s/ Charles R. Morrison