About Attorney Ashley Wilmes: I am a graduate of Centre College and the University of Oregon School of Law. My legal services include Trusts & Estates, Environmental Law, and Appeals. I have managed complex cases in all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling to arguing cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits. I am also passionate about ensuring that every individual has an estate plan that provides peace of mind, plans for long-term care, and protects loved ones.


PRACTICE AREAS

  • Trusts & Estates

  • Environmental Law

  • Administrative Law

  • Civil and Criminal Appeals

  • Federal Criminal Defense


EDUCATION

  • B.S. Centre College, 1998

  • JD University of Oregon School of Law, 2002


BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Member of the Kentucky Bar (2002); Colorado Bar (2007, inactive status)

  • Member of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Sixth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, and Tenth Circuit

  • Member of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, District of Colorado, District of New Mexico, and District of Columbia


MEMBERSHIPS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Executive Committee Member for the Kentucky Sierra Club

  • Chair-elect of the Environmental Law Section of the Kentucky Bar Association

  • Panel speaker, 2019 KBA Environmental Law Seminar: Climate Change Litigation

  • Speaker, 2018 KBA Kentucky Law Update: Environmental Law for General Practitioners

  • Panel speaker, 2014 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference: Emerging Issues in Standing