Overview

Ashley is an Associate in Michael Best’s Corporate practice, assisting clients with a variety of business and transactional matters. Her practice focuses on various aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiations, complex corporate restructurings, venture and entrepreneurial matters, and corporate governance. Ashley works collaboratively with other lawyers, financial advisors, and business executives to understand each client’s business objectives and provide legal guidance that aligns with each client’s goals and overall business strategy.

Before joining Michael Best, Ashley was an Associate at a full-service law firm headquartered in Milwaukee. There, she counseled clients ranging from major public corporations to early-stage start-ups. She spent several months on secondment working side-by-side with a global manufacturing client’s in-house team, assisting with a complex restructuring as well as a wide variety of other legal issues.

While pursuing her law degree, Ashley interned for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She worked as a pro bono volunteer at the Milwaukee Volunteer Legal Clinic and was inducted into Marquette’s Pro Bono Honor Society after completing more than 50 hours of pro bono work. She also served as president of Marquette’s Black Law Student Association and was the Midwest Black Law Student Association Regional Secretary.

Honors & Recognitions

  • Honoree, Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40, 2024
  • Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, American Bar Association, 2023 Inductee
  • Honoree, Recognized for Contributions as a Leader in the Community, The National Executives Network, 2023
  • Best Lawyers® "Ones to Watch" in Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law, 2023–Present
  • Honoree, Black Women Lawyers on the Rise, Black Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., 2023
  • Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Wisconsin, National Black Lawyers, 2020-2023
  • Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation, the Charitable Arm of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 2022 Inductee
  • Lawyers of Color 2022 Hot List
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022
  • Special Honoree in Law, The Milwaukee Times Black Excellence Awards, 2020

Professional Activities

  • Past President, Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers
  • Board of Directors, Marquette University Law School Law Alumni Board
  • Board of Directors, Business Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
  • Member, Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association
  • Member, National Bar Association

Education

Bar Admission

Community Involvement

  • Diversity Leadership Council Member, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
  • Community Advisor and Ambassador Network and Herbert J. Mueller Society, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
  • Company Mentor, Young Enterprising Society
  • Pro Bono Attorney, Catholic Charities
  • Member, First Generation Professionals of Milwaukee

Insights

Education

Bar Admission

Community Involvement

  • Diversity Leadership Council Member, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
  • Community Advisor and Ambassador Network and Herbert J. Mueller Society, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
  • Company Mentor, Young Enterprising Society
  • Pro Bono Attorney, Catholic Charities
  • Member, First Generation Professionals of Milwaukee
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