Ashley Wright
Associate
Ashley leverages her judicial internship and clerkship experience to help clients navigate government investigations and complex business disputes in state and federal court. She has experience working with clients in a variety of industries and works directly with clients to strategize legal solutions that align with their business objectives and principles.
Ashley focuses her practice on helping clients navigate the nuances of government investigations and complex business disputes. Her experience spans several industries including entertainment, restaurants, technology, sports, financial services, energy, and healthcare. She also has experience handling various types of disputes, including those involving breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, employment matters including non-competes and non-solicitation agreements, False Claims Act investigations, and class action defense.
She is experienced in the phases of litigation, including strategy development, briefing motions, managing all aspects of discovery, including defending and taking depositions, and preparing cases and witnesses for hearings.
While attending law school, Ashley worked as a full-time high school English teacher. During law school, she also worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Tina Yoo Clinton in the Dallas County Criminal Courts, the Honorable Eric V. Moyé in the Dallas County Civil Courts, and Justice Eva Guzman of the Supreme Court of Texas. Additionally, she served as an extern for the UNT System Office of the General Counsel in Dallas. Ashley was also a judicial clerk to the Honorable Sam A. Lindsay in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Commercial Litigation, 2023–2025
- 2023 Dallas Bar Association’s Karen D. McCloud Outstanding Minority Attorney Award
- Selected to the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2021)
- The National Black Lawyers’ “Top 40 Under 40”
- Dallas Bar Association
- Vice Chair, Allied Bars Equality Committee
- Co-Chair, 2024 Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference
- J.L. Turner Legal Association
- Co-Chair, CLE Committee
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Lawyers Promoting Diversity Committee (Co-chair)
- Law Student Assistance Committee
- UNT Dallas College of Law, Bedford Mentorship Program - Mentor
- Toyota’s Counsel in Motion Program
Credentials
Education
Ashley received her J.D., magna cum laude, from UNT Dallas College of Law in 2018, where she was the Editor-in-Chief and Staff Reporter for Accessible Law – Law Review. She received her M.B.A from Delta State University in 2012. Ashley received her B.B.A., with honors, from the University of North Texas in 2009.
Admissions
- Texas
Clerkships
- USDC - Northern District of TX for the Honorable Sam A. Lindsay
Related Insights & News
- Matthew D. Orwig, Chase J. Cooper, & Ashley J. Wright, “When Practices Collide: The Crossroads of Criminal and Civil Litigation,” The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, Fall 2023
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“Courthouse Conversations - Diversity in the Legal Profession & The Courts: How Do we Go from Baby Steps to Giant Steps, Inc.,” CLE Presentation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Co-moderator, June 22, 2020
- “Courthouse Conversations - Veterans of the Federal & State Bench: A Combined 100+ Years of War Stories," CLE Presentation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Co-moderator, July 2, 2020
- “Inspiring Women on Leaning In and Standing Out, CLE Presentation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Co-moderator,” June 30, 2020
- “Allies! Mentors! Sponsors! Oh My! – Elevating the Success of Minority Lawyers,” CLE Presentation, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Moderator and Program Facilitator, Aug. 13, 2020
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