Michael McHale serves as Senior Counsel for Thomas More Society. He earned a B.A. in Journalism and History from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with high distinction in 2009 and a J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law with distinction in 2012.

Before joining Thomas More Society, McHale served as general counsel and policy analyst for the Nebraska Catholic Conference, where he testified before several committees of the Nebraska Legislature, defending the constitutionality of school vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, and Nebraska’s parental consent statute for abortion-seeking minors. From 2018 to 2019, he clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. His writings on life and religious freedom have been featured in the Witherspoon Institute’s online journal, Public Discourse, the Omaha World-Herald, and the Lincoln Journal Star.