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Education
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University of Kentucky College of Law
J.D. 2009
Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, Comments Editor (2008-09), Staff Member (2007-08), Comment, "The Jury's Role in Eminent Domain Compensation," published Spring 2009; CALI Award in Secured Transactions; Gilliam Writing Club Award for Excellence, Oral Argument; Honor Council (2006-08); Equine Law Society
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Vanderbilt University
B.A., cum laude, 2005
Communications Studies with minor in English
Student Government Association, Senior Class Officer; Dean's List; National's Dean's List; Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, Reference Chairman; Vanderbilt Hustler Newspaper, Assistant Editor and Columnist; Alternative Spring Break, team member; Vanderbilt Humanities Program, Intensive Study Program, London, England, June-Aug. 2003
Admissions
Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Service Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Product Liability
- Torts & Insurance Practice
- Business Litigation
- Employment Law
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
- Employment
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Fayette County Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, committee member
- Leadership Lexington, 2010-11 Class
Community Involvement
- American Diabetes Association, Community Leadership Board member
- Leadership Lexington, Class member (2010-11)
- Alzheimer's Association Walk, Stites & Harbison team member and fundraising team
- Young Friends of the Bluegrass Conservancy
Ashley Owens Hopkins is an Associate in the Lexington office where she is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.
Recent Assignments
- Successfully argued and won motion for summary judgment in an employment law discrimination case and a coal trucking case
- Drafted multiple winning summary judgment motions in medical malpractice cases
- Worked with team to draft Sixth Circuit appellate brief in a breach of contract case
Before Stites & Harbison
Prior to joining the firm, Ashley worked for Deloitte Consulting in Dallas. She was also a summer clerk for the Hon. Joseph M. Hood, Eastern District of Kentucky.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Ashley is currently a member of the 2010-11 Leadership Lexington class. In addition, she serves as a member of the American Diabetes Association Community Leadership Board.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Ashley enjoys playing tennis, reading books, and spending time with friends and family.