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Biography

Haley tries cases and leads defense teams in a wide range of high-stakes cases, including claims of product liability, medical malpractice, and serious personal injuries. She is admitted to the Alabama and Texas bars, and she has litigated in more than a dozen states.

Haley understands what it takes to win: the truth, hard work and delivering the client's story so it resonates with judges and juries. She also understands that winning is different to every client and in every case.  Whether a win is fighting all the way to a verdict or achieving a fair and swift resolution, Haley has the experience and drive to take the case as far as it needs to go.

For almost 20 years, Haley has been instrumental in recruiting the next generation of Lightfoot lawyers to serve the firm’s clients. She is committed to carrying out Lightfoot’s mission of hiring only the most talented and motivated lawyers, and then training them the right way. 

Benchmark Litigation recognizes Haley as a “Litigation Star” and one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” nationally.  Haley is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Counsel and is active in the Trial Network.  Since 2014, Haley has been named by Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star.” Haley has also been selected for the Alabama State Bar's Leadership Forum, and she has been named as “Top Birmingham Women,” "Best of the Bar," a "Rising Star of Law," and “Top 40 Under 40” by the Birmingham Business Journal.

Outside of work, Haley’s true loves are her family, Alabama football, running, and good wine.

Representative Matters

Spending seven weeks in three different high-stakes jury trials in less than a year’s time. 

Obtaining a defense verdict from a jury in a trial where the plaintiff sought an eight-figure medical malpractice verdict against a physician. Haley gave the opening statement, and she conducted direct and cross-examinations of key witnesses and experts.

Bringing first-chair experience to an arbitration, defending a client against multimillion-dollar allegations of fraud and gross negligence.

Serving on Lightfoot's trial team defending a national transportation client in a Texas wrongful death/product liability case. The team obtained the exclusion of the plaintiff’s key expert witness and subsequently won summary judgment on all counts.

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Presentations and Publications

Judicial Panel Moderator, "Trends and Judicial Insights for Trial Lawyers," Network of Trial Firms, (October 2018)

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