Ashley has practiced primarily plaintiffs’ side civil litigation for 15 years, since the inception of her legal career.
She specialized in advocating for adults and children who were sexually, physically, and emotionally abused but has also handled elder abuse, sexual and employment discrimination, stalking, defamation, anti-SLAPP, and appellate cases. Ashley has represented clients in federal and state courts in Oregon and eight other states, including several appeals from pre-trial rulings to state supreme courts.
At Dumas Law Group, LLC and Dumas & Vaughn, LLC, Ashley worked alongside her mentor and longtime legal partner to provide exceptional written and oral advocacy in complex, high-stakes litigation. As a two-woman firm, they took on some of Oregon’s (and the country’s) largest law firms in institutional child sexual abuse cases, such as those against the Catholic Church, Boy Scouts of America, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As such, Ashley has extensive experience in all aspects of case- and litigation-management, from intake to trial preparation.
As judge pro tempore in Multnomah County, Oregon, assigned to hearing summary judgment motions, she has continued to expand her familiarity with other areas of law, and enjoys engaging in new issues and seeing exceptional advocacy from both sides of the bench. As a member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association’s amicus committee since 2019, she keeps abreast of significant and developing legal issues that impact all Oregonians.
What you can expect
- Self-directed Motivated attorney with 15 years of litigation experience.
- Adaptable High degree of adaptation in working with different personalities and skill levels, given 15 years of co-counseling with attorneys across the country.
- Quick study Quick, purposeful processing of facts and case details, to provide efficient support.
- Effective problem solver Creative approach to complex legal issues and case strategy.
- Strategist Effective and efficient case-development strategizing with laser focus on actions that advance the case, rather than getting bogged-down in unnecessary trivialities.
- Collaborative Knack for developing collaborative relationships with opposing counsel, aimed at maximizing case resolution for your client.
- Detail-oriented Precise and thorough attention to detail and work product.
- Tenacious Willingness to engage with complex or contentious issues or opposing counsel.
- Research and writing Passion for and excellence in legal research and writing.
- Experienced
- All aspects of case management.
- All aspects of discovery, including preparing for, taking, and defending depositions.
- Complex motion drafting and arguing, including summary judgment.
- Witness preparation and management.
- Case resolution negotiations, including through varying degrees and types of mediation.