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Ashley Hawkins
Senior Associate
Liberty Center
151 Meeting Street
Suite 600
Charleston, SC 29401
151 Meeting Street
Suite 600
Charleston, SC 29401
ashley.hawkins@nelsonmullins.com
Ashley concentrates her practice on business, commercial, and environmental litigation, representing clients across a broad range of industries. She has experience in all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation risk analysis to discovery, motion practice, and trial in state and federal court.
Ashley concentrates her practice on business, commercial, and environmental litigation, representing clients across a broad range of industries. She has experience in all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation risk analysis to discovery, motion practice, and trial in state and federal court.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Law Clerk, Senate Judiciary Committee (2020)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina (2019)
- Summer Associate, Nationwide multi-faceted firm (2019)
- Law Clerk, Washington D.C.- based immigration firm (2019)
- Summer Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (2018)
Educational Activities
- Pepperdine University School of Law
- Moot Court Team
- Individual Semifinalist, Armand Arabian Appellate Advocacy Tournament
- Phi Delta Phi
- Teaching Fellow
- Moot Court Team
Education
-
Pepperdine University School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
- Editorial Board, Pepperdine Law Review
- Pepperdine University, BA, magna cum laude
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk, the Honorable Sherri A. Lydon, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (2021 - 2022)
- Judicial Law Clerk, the Honorable Mary Ellen Coster Williams, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2020 - 2021)
Practice Areas
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous Professional Experience
- Law Clerk, Senate Judiciary Committee (2020)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina (2019)
- Summer Associate, Nationwide multi-faceted firm (2019)
- Law Clerk, Washington D.C.- based immigration firm (2019)
- Summer Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (2018)
Educational Activities
- Pepperdine University School of Law
- Moot Court Team
- Individual Semifinalist, Armand Arabian Appellate Advocacy Tournament
- Phi Delta Phi
- Teaching Fellow
- Moot Court Team
Ashley concentrates her practice on business, commercial, and environmental litigation, representing clients across a broad range of industries. She has experience in all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation risk analysis to discovery, motion practice, and trial in state and federal court.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Law Clerk, Senate Judiciary Committee (2020)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina (2019)
- Summer Associate, Nationwide multi-faceted firm (2019)
- Law Clerk, Washington D.C.- based immigration firm (2019)
- Summer Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (2018)
Educational Activities
- Pepperdine University School of Law
- Moot Court Team
- Individual Semifinalist, Armand Arabian Appellate Advocacy Tournament
- Phi Delta Phi
- Teaching Fellow
- Moot Court Team
Education
-
Pepperdine University School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
- Editorial Board, Pepperdine Law Review
- Pepperdine University, BA, magna cum laude
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Sherri A. Lydon, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (2021 - 2022)
- Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Mary Ellen Coster Williams, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2020 - 2021)
Practice Areas
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