Haley Z. Bible

Haley (formerly Haley Zhu-Butler) is an attorney with Kean Miller in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her practice includes Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law, with additional work involving data privacy and cybersecurity matters. Haley advises businesses on regulatory compliance, risk management, and issues arising from emerging technologies. She also has experience in business and mass tort litigation, including breach of contract disputes, pre-judgment recovery negotiations, post-judgment collections, solvency planning, and general advisory services for local and regional companies.

Haley has managed large-scale scientific compliance and causation investigations, working with cross-functional teams to analyze complex data and translate technical findings into practical legal strategies. In a prior role, she served as an AI Compliance Officer, where she helped guide the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence in legal practice and assisted in developing internal and client-facing policies addressing data privacy, confidentiality, and risk considerations.

Before joining Kean Miller, Haley developed a strong foundation in litigation and public policy. As a law student, she represented individuals facing felony charges as a Student Practitioner in a Criminal Defense Clinic. While earning her master’s degree, she researched algorithmic bias and the use of artificial intelligence in decision-making based on human behavior, with a focus on bail determinations and the impact of opaque decision models.

Haley’s background also includes work with the Capital Appeals Project and The Promise of Justice Initiative, where she investigated death penalty cases, organized public policy initiatives, and founded Louisiana Survivors for Reform, a coalition advocating for criminal justice reform from the perspective of survivors of violence. Her work included legislative testimony, policy development, and mitigation efforts that contributed to sentence reductions in capital cases.