Ashley Wilburn: Fighting for Children's Rights and Welfare In Washington County, MD

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Ashley Wilburn is a native of Hagerstown in Maryland. She graduated from North Hagerstown High School where she completed her secondary education. Ashley Wilburn's legal career is centered around family law. She has a passion for it. She concentrates her practice on divorce cases, alimony issues marital property division fights over child custody and child support arrangements. She also handles post-divorce enforcement and post-divorce issues such as step-parent adoptions and private adoptions for parties as well as concerns about child welfare. In addition to family law, Ashley also handles estate planning issues, such as wills, trusts, probate and estate administration along with commercial, contract, and civil litigation cases. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

Ashley has been a court-appointed mediator since 2019. She assists parties to resolve their disputes without the necessity of litigation or court involvement. In addition to mediations that are court-appointed, Ashley also mediates in private cases for those who would like to avoid the court process and litigation.

Ashley completed her undergraduate studies in History and Politics at Loyola University of Maryland. She then pursued her legal education at Western New England University School of Law. She graduated in 2013 and was ranked among the top 10 students in her class. During her time in law school, Ashley served as a Note Editor for the esteemed Western New England Law Review and demonstrated her dedication to legal research and scholarship.

Ashley began her clerkship after completing her law degree. She worked for distinguished jurists from Connecticut and Maryland. She was privileged to serve as a law assistant for the Honorable Richard A. Robinson at the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Honorable Elliott D. Prescott. Subsequently, in 2014, she returned home to her hometown of Hagerstown to clerk for the Honorable M. Kenneth Long at the Washington County Circuit Court, deepening her understanding of the local legal landscape. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

Ashley joined Poole & Kane P.A. in 2015 as an associate attorney. as an associate attorney. Her primary focus in the firm was to represent the Washington County Department of Social Services on cases dealing with child welfare. Ashley's tireless efforts contributed greatly to helping children who were victims of neglect or abuse at the children's parents or caregivers. Her dedication to social justice went beyond the realm of law as she actively served as an executive member of the Washington County Human Trafficking Task Force, which worked hard to raise awareness about human trafficking in the tri-state region.

In 2017 she was a founding member at Kane, Wilburn & Stone, P.A., and began her practice in family law, including custody, divorce and child maintenance as well as guardianships – as well as financial and estate planning - wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives/healthcare proxy – and mediation.

Ashley established Wilburn Law Office, LLC in 2023. Ashley founded Wilburn Law Office, LLC with an intention to provide a personalized approach to every client's requirements.