Bio

Ashleigh attended college at the University of Georgia and attended law school at Mercer University’s Walter F. Georgia School of Law. After graduating in 2001, Ashleigh returned to Savannah where she began practicing at a large plaintiff’s law firm, helping those that had been injured, either physically or financially. She ultimately became a named partner in the years prior to her departure. In early 2014, Ashleigh started Southeast Law, LLC and has continued dedicating her practice to assisting those that have been injured.

Ashleigh has tried countless bench and jury trials, both in Federal and State Courts. Her practice is wide-spectrum, handling case serious personal injury, wrongful death, construction litigation, business litigation, probate litigation, medical and nursing home negligence, legal malpractice, class action lawsuits, Federal Tort Claims Act litigation and most other types of litigation.

In 2014, Ashleigh achieved the highest recorded jury verdict in the State Court of Effingham County, Georgia, and in 2009, she achieved the highest recorded jury verdict in the State Court of Fayette County, Georgia along with co-counsel.

In 2015, she was honored in the Fulton County Daily Report’s Hall of Fame as a result of receiving the top verdict in Georgia for breach of contract in 2014 ($4,000,000.00).

She was recognized as one of Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars in 2006 and 2009 – 2015. To be considered for a Rising Stars election, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state of Georgia are named to Rising Stars. She has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer from 2016-2021. For both Rising Stars and Super Lawyers, potential candidates are nominated by their peers. The potential candidates are independently researched and evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.

In 2012, she was also selected as one of Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite in the area of personal injury. The selection is based on other lawyer’s votes and is not connected to paid advertising nor are the selections paid for.

She is licensed to practice in the state of Georgia and has been admitted to practice in the following courts:

-                State and Superior Court of the State of Georgia
-                Georgia Court of Appeals
-                Georgia Supreme Court
-                Southern District of Georgia
-                Middle District of Georgia
-                Northern District of Georgia
-                Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Ashleigh is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), Savannah Trial Lawyers Association (STLA), Federal Bar Association (FBA), American Association for Justice (AAJ), American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and SEABOTA (the Southeastern Chapters of ABOTA). She is the Vice President for SEABOTA, and the past President of the Southeastern Georgia chapter of ABOTA. She is the Vice President of the Southern District of Georgia chapter of the FBA.

Ashleigh is a member of the Southern District of Georgia’s Federal Advisory Committee, a committee hand-selected by the Federal judges in the Southern District of Georgia to serve as a liaison between the judiciary and members of the local Federal bar.

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