About me
Judy Hale is the Director of Pro Bono Services with the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), where she supports pro bono projects in Pennsylvania through PBA committees, county bar associations, legal aid agencies, law schools, as well as administering PA Wills for Heroes and PA Free Legal Answers. She previously worked as the Pro Bono Manager at Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), developing and supporting all aspects of pro bono work in the four counties of the NLS service area. Her past work since law school includes NLS Staff Attorney, Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Legal Advocacy Manager, Washington County, PA Senior Judges’ Judicial Law Clerk, and private practice. Prior to law school, Ms. Hale’s professional highlights include serving in the U.S. Peace Corps in the Republic of Moldova, and as a U.S. Secondee to the OSCE Mission to Moldova as the Anti-Trafficking and Gender Advisor. She received her Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Certificate in Women’s Studies from Ohio University and a Master of Public Administration from Seattle University. She serves on the Board of Governors and the Women's Law Division Council of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), is active in several ACBA and PBA Committees, and is a member of the Board of the National Association for Pro Bono Professionals.
