A Montgomery native, Kazia J. Hale graduated from Faulkner University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies. Kazia obtained her Juris Doctorate from Samford University Cumberland School of Law, where she served as a member of the National Trial Team and Co-chair of the Thurgood Marshall Symposium of the Black Law Student Association.
While at Cumberland Law, Kazia also served as Vice President of Community Service for the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Public Interest Panel Co-chair for the Public Interest and Community Service Organization, as well as a Career Development Advisory Board Member. She was also a senior member of Cumberland’s Trial Advocacy Board.
Kazia is particularly interested in employment litigation and insurance defense. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar and is also active in the ASB’s Young Lawyers Section, Women’s Section, Litigation Section, and the Business Law Section.
Credentials
Education
J.D., Cumberland School of Law, 2023
B.A., Faulkner University, 2018
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 2023
Admitted To Practice
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Experience
Honors and Awards
Cumberland School of Law, Dean’s List, 2022-2023
Scholar of Merit Award
Alva C. Caine National Trial Team Award
Professor Ramona C. Albin Impact Award
Heninger Garrison Davis Closing Argument Award
South Texas Mock Trial Challenge Outstanding Advocate Award
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
Alabama State Bar
Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama State Bar
Women’s Section of the Alabama State Bar
Litigation Section of the Alabama State Bar
Business Law Section of the Alabama State Bar
Montgomery County Bar Association
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
American Inns of Court, Hugh Maddox Chapter
