Ashley is an associate at Gray Plant Mooty and a member of the Franchise & Distribution practice group and the White Collar Defense team. Ashley represents clients in federal and state court cases pertaining to contract disputes, employment law violations, trademark violations, tax fraud, products liability, and other types of civil litigation, as well as criminal matters and government investigations.
Prior to joining GPM, Ashley served as a law clerk with MoneyGram International. She also assisted clients in pro bono asylum and immigration matters. Ashley speaks fluent Spanish.
Publications
- “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Implications on Systems, Franchisees,” Franchising World, coauthor with Eric Yaffe, April 2009
- “Attorney-Client Privilege and Corporate Counsel: What Every In-house Attorney Should Know,” Gray Plant Mooty’s In-house Litigator newsletter, Fall 2008
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude
Minnesota Law Review, articles editor
Silha Center for Media Ethics and Law, fellow
Silha Bulletin, editor-in-chief
Law School Public Service Award, recipient
Misdemeanor Prosecution and Defense Clinics, student attorney - Hamline University, B.A. in international studies and Spanish, magna cum laude
Certificate in International Journalism
Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Professional Activities
- Judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Steven Z. Lange
Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota - D.C. Women's Bar Association
- Minnesota Bar Association
ABA Forum on Franchising