Member

Ashley N. Goins

615-782-2311

Ashley is an attorney in the firm’s Nashville office where she concentrates her practice in the areas of Business Litigation, Torts and Insurance, and Family Law. She has a diverse practice, including domestic relations, business litigation, and torts and insurance defense. Her domestic relations work centers around Tennessee Family Law and International Family Law, including litigating international child abduction cases through the Hague Convention.

Bar Admissions

Tennessee

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Firm Leadership

Office of General Counsel, Member

Nashville Office Recruiting Committee, Member

Memberships

American Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Nashville Bar Association

Lawyers Association For Women

Phi Alpha Delta

Community Involvement

Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division, past Board Member

Education

J.D.,

2015

University of Tennessee College of Law

Org / Honor

Order of the Coif

UT Pro Bono, Fundraising Chair

CASA Pro Bono, Fundraising Chair; Student Advisor

Student Ambassador; Saturday Bar Volunteer

Phi Alpha Delta

Law Women

2013 Spring Break Environmental Project

2013 Advocate’s Prize

2015 BMI Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition at Cardozo School of Law in New York City

Student Attorney in the Advocacy Clinic, Domestic Violence Clinic and Education Practicum

Property Tutor

B.S., Business Administration with Major in Marketing & Logistics and Minor in Professional Writing,

2012

cum laude

Ohio State University

Org / Honor

Land Grant Scholarship

Dean’s List

Semester at Sea Study Abroad Program

presented to OSU’s Board of Communications

I-Beam Society

Pi Sigma Epsilon

Habitat for Humanity

Intramural volleyball, softball and basketball

Fisher Ink

Intern, Ohio State Bar Association (public relations department)

Marketing Intern, Cancer Support Community Central Ohio (2011-12)

More Than Stites & Harbison

Ashley joined Stites & Harbison after participating in the firm’s summer associate program. She was named by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a “Law Student for Justice.” In law school, Ashley participated in the 2013 Advocates’ Prize Moot Court Competition and represented UT law in the 2015 BMI Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition at Cardozo School of Law in New York City. She spent much of her time at UT serving as a student attorney in the Advocacy Clinic, the Domestic Violence Clinic, and the Education Practicum. Ashley also interned for the Tennessee District Attorney’s Office, 7th Judicial District (2014), the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (2013) and Shelby County Public Defender’s Office (2013). Ashley enjoys exploring Nashville, which she describes as her dream city, and its thriving entertainment scene. While she was participating in the Semester at Sea Study Abroad program, during which time she traveled around the Mediterranean and Northern Africa and took classes on an old cruise ship, Ashley developed a passion for traveling. In addition to traveling, she enjoys watching, and attending when possible, college football games. While she will always be a Buckeye at heart, she isn’t shy when it comes to singing Rocky Top.

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Appellate Practice; Family Law; and Insurance Law (2021-25)

Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2022-24)

Harris Gilbert Pro Bono Volunteer of The Year, Tennessee Bar Association, Access To Justice Awards (2022)

Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30, Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2018)

2017 Attorney for Justice Pro Bono Honor Roll, Tennessee Supreme Court