Ashley advises clients on all aspects of insolvency matters and bankruptcy cases. She represents debtors, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, indenture trustees, investors, boards of directors and various official and ad hoc committees. Ashley serves as an appointed member of the Complex Case Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Ashley’s practice also includes representing corporate and individual clients in federal district courts and state courts where she has tried civil and criminal matters in jury and bench trials. Her diverse background includes experience in the areas of white collar criminal defense, government investigations, commercial litigation, qui tam actions under the False Claims Act, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.

Ashley began her legal career with a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Jeff Bohm of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, South Texas College of Law, Managing Editor, South Texas Law Review, 2008

BBA, Texas A&M University, cum laude, 2005

• What To Consider Before Selling Assets in Energy Company Restructurings, Houston Business Journal
• Disclosure to Investors Regarding Financial Distress, Straightline
• Ethical Considerations When Litigating Against a Pro Se Debtor, 55 S. Tex. L. Rev. 4
• The Intersection of the Dodd-Frank Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What All Practitioners, Whistleblowers, Defendants, and Corporations Need to Know, 45 Tex. J. Bus. Law 129
• Federal White Collar Crime Update, The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas