Repping Families and Rolling Crits
Discovery with Hayley Purcell
Published in 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine
By Hayley Purcell on May 20, 2025
I can’t go a day without … a nap. I do, but I don’t like those days nearly as much.
If you were in my office, you’d … ask how all my plants died.
My colleagues would be surprised to know that … I love to play Dungeons & Dragons. I play a Triton Fighter named Felurian.
The lawyer I most admire is … Hillary Moonay (and not just because she is my boss and will read this).
The quality I most like in a lawyer is … the ability to be reasonable.
My pre-trial routine is … losing sleep and having anxiety.
When I started, I wish I knew … literally everyone is faking it until they make it.
My career high point (so far) has been … getting named as a Rising Star.
If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be … a mailman.
When I win a case, I celebrate by … going out to dinner.
I almost quit the law because … of imposter syndrome.
The talent I wish I had is … literally any musical ability.
My motto is … “It is what it is.”
The craziest thing I witnessed in a courtroom is … people having a “custody” battle over sex clubs.
My favorite book is … A Court of Mist and Fury.
The last TV show I binge-watched was … Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
Nothing cheers me up like … cuddling with my cats.
If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life it would be … mac and cheese.
My favorite holiday is … Halloween.
I have recently become interested in … watching birds.
The best vacation I ever took was to … New Zealand.
The thing I like most about my job is … I am literally never bored in family law.
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