Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) 10-Q 2010 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32(a)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350

       I, Mark J. Morrison, the principal executive officer of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify that the accompanying report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I further certify that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:     November 10, 2010

/s/ Mark J. Morrison

Mark J. Morrison,

Principal Executive Officer