The Office of the District Attorney General Matthew Stowe announces the addition of Stephanie J. Hale to the staff. Hale was sworn into office as an Assistant District Attorney by the Honorable Judge Donald E. Parish on Monday, January 4, at the Carroll County Courthouse in Huntingdon.
“We are very pleased to announce the addition of Stephanie J. Hale, an outstanding attorney, as the latest member of our team in the 24th Judicial District,” states District Attorney General Matthew Stowe. “Stephanie has an impressive legal background and will be an asset to our district.”
“I am excited to begin working with the team in the 24th District,” says Gen. Hale. “I look forward to continuing the fight for justice on behalf of the citizens of Tennessee.”
Hale will be the primary Assistant District Attorney for DUI cases throughout the judicial district. “Stephanie is very enthusiastic and eager to get started delivering justice to all the families who have lost loved ones to drunk drivers,” says DA Stowe.
Hale has been a practicing attorney since 1995 working in both the defense and prosecution fields. She comes to the office from her private practice in Trenton. Previously, Gen. Hale has served as an Assistant District Attorney from 2004-20019 in Tennessee’s 28th Judicial District under the direction of D.A. General Garry Brown. She has more than 15 years of jury trial experience, and worked in Juvenile, General Sessions, and Circuit Courts.
Gen. Hale has significant experience in juvenile and family court issues working as Assistant General Counsel from 1999 to 2004 for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, Northwest Region. Additionally, she is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court system. Hale is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, serving as a representative to the House of Delegates 2005-2006; and is a member of the Lawyer’s Association for Women.
Receiving a Juris Doctorate from University of Memphis’ Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law, Hale graduated in the top twenty percent of her class and received the Dean’s Award for Worker’s Compensation. A member of the Law Review, Hale’s article, Theories of Liability in Excessive Bank Fee Litigation, 25 U.M.L. Rev. 4 was published in multiple journals in 1995. While in school she was installed as a member of the prestigious Phi Delta Phi Fraternity, an international legal honor society. Hale did her undergraduate work at the University of Tennessee at Martin and graduated Summa Cum Laude among other honors.
