Ashleigh is an accomplished real estate lawyer with 18 years of experience.  Skilled in all facets of real property law, she has conducted thousands of residential closings. She also handles real property contracts, purchases and sales, title curative work, and document preparation.

Ashleigh is a committed community volunteer, serving in various leadership capacities that advance the professionalism of the real estate community. She has served as president of the Real Estate Lawyers Association of North Carolina (RELANC) and the Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association. 

Areas of Focus

Commercial Real Estate
Contracts
Residential Real Estate

“Ashleigh has handled closings, assisted with contracts, given legal opinions, presented at our office and has consistently responded in a very timely manner over the years. I absolutely consider her and the entire team as knowledgeable, dedicated professionals who successfully represent clients.”

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Education & Admissions

Education
UNC at Chapel Hill School of Law – JD 2005
Order of the Barristers

UNC at Chapel Hill – BA 2001

Admissions
North Carolina 2005
US District Courts – Eastern, Middle and Western Districts Courts of North Carolina

Professional Affiliations

North Carolina Bar Association

Wake County Bar Association

Co-chair of the Summer Clerk Program for 5 years

Real Estate Lawyers Association of North Carolina (RELANC)

Board of Directors and Past-President

NC Land Title Association

Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association

Past-President

Home Builders Association of Raleigh

Speaking & Publications

Ashleigh routinely speaks to the real estate industry on legal matters affecting their businesses. Recent presentations include:

  • Panel member – Lessons Learned: Real Property Practice Management “- Investors Title Property annual CLE event
  • Panel speaker at NC Secretary of State’s Electronic Mortgage Closing Conference.
  • “Fundamentals of Taxes and Liens in Real Property Transactions” CLE – NC Bar Association Real Property Section.
  • “How residential real estate law firms will change in October 2015” – CFPP’s new federal disclosures and ALTA’s best practices presented to various realtor groups.
  • “The owner is dead – what agents need to know when the owner/seller has died” to various realtor groups throughout 2016.

Community

NC Museum of History

Junior League of Raleigh
Sustainer

St. Michaels Episcopal Church
Vestry Member

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers in America
Real Estate Law since 2021

Super Lawyers
NC 2023, 2024 editions in Real Estate;
Rising Star lists 2014-18

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For methodology see www.superlawyers.com

Legal Elite 2019, 2022-24
Business North Carolina Magazine

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