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Ashley M. Bowcott

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Ashley M. Bowcott

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Ashley M. Bowcott

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Ashley M. Bowcott

Biography
Credentials
Recognition
News & Insights
Publications
Community

Biography

Law is driven by compelling storytelling. Ashley Bowcott grew up as a writer in a family of legal professionals. She applies her love of writing with her experiences around the practice of law, using research, creativity and her legal acumen to effectively tell clients’ stories.

Ashley takes an analytical and introspective approach, weaving the law with the unique facts of a case to tell a complete story. She embraces the challenge and excitement of delving into the diverse industries of business clients; that passion for learning is an invaluable trait for her clients.

A graduate of Georgia State University College of Law (summa cum laude), Ashley was a Dean’s Scholar and among the top 10 first-year students presented the Outer Barristers’ Guild Award. She is a selected member of the Order of the Coif, an honorary scholastic society. Ashley also served on the Executive Board of the Georgia State University Law Review as the Student Writing Editor. Previously, Ashley received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at University of Central Florida, where she was a Provost’s Fellow and she earned her Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from DePaul University.

Outside of the office, Ashley can be found exploring the city of Atlanta by foot, including strolling the Beltline and hiking. She enjoys volunteering with Atlanta’s legal nonprofits, reading memoirs, attending concerts and watching baseball.
Credentials

Bar Admissions
- Georgia (2018)
  - Supreme Court of Georgia
  - Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Federal
  - United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Education
- B.A., DePaul University, summa cum laude, 2013
- M.F.A., University of Central Florida, summa cum laude, 2015
- J.D., Georgia State University College of Law, summa cum laude, 2018
Recognition
- Selected as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024).
- Student Writing Editor, Georgia State University Law Review.
- Selected Member, Order of the Coif, an honorary scholastic society that recognizes law students in the top 10% of their class.
News & Insights

Blog Posts

practical issues for employers and employees

How Selective Are Courts in Applying the Defense of Selective Enforcement?

protect your business

What Can Your Business Learn From a Fast Food Trademark Dispute?

Judgment in Georgia

So You Obtained a Judgment in Georgia. Now What?

For most people, litigation ends when the party “wins” or obtains a judgment in Georgia that is in its favor.

The inevitable disclosure doctrine

Are Your Trade Secrets Safe? Think about Inevitable Disclosure

Federal Rules of Evidence

More Out of Court Statements Admissible Following Federal Rules Change

statewide business court

See you in (Business) Court: Georgia Gets New Statewide Specialty Court

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Presentations
- On March 31, 2023, Ashley presented “Foreign Judgments” at the State Bar of Georgia CLE on “Post Judgment Collection.”
- In January 2023, Ashley presented to students in the Georgia Tech Master of Science in Quantitative and Computational Finance program on reviewing and signing employment offers.
Publications
- “The Atlanta Bar Wellness Committee: Changing of the Guard,” The Atlanta Lawyer (Atlanta Bar Association), August/September 2023
- “The Wellness Committee Remembers Sri Hemanth Digumarthi,” The Atlanta Lawyer (Atlanta Bar Association), August/September 2022
- “Four Easy Ways to Improve Wellness,” The Atlanta Lawyer (Atlanta Bar Association), July/August 2021
- “Nearly a Decade Later: Surveying Georgia’s “New” Noncompete Law,” Georgia Bar Journal, October 2020
- Legal Scholarship: HB 434-Eminent Domain, 34 GA. ST. U.L. REV. 201 (2018)
- Nonfiction Essays: “The Weight of It All,” Catfish Creek, 2013, “Crack the Sky,” Catfish Creek, 2013
- Anthology Contribution: “How Dare I Still Be Happy,” How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence, Big Shoulders Books, 2013
Community
- Atlanta Bar Association
  - Law School Outreach Committee (2021 – present)
  - Wellness Committee (2021 – present)
    - Chair, Wellness Committee (2023 – present)
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation “Safe Families Office” (2017-2018)
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society (2016-2017)
- Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
  - Communications Committee Chair (2021 – present)
- Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (2016)