Overview
Ashley applies the power of law to protect the planet by promoting sound science, striving to protect public health and the environment. Ashley focuses her practice on complex environmental contamination litigation. She has represented clients before municipal boards, state committees, and state and federal courts, and in federal courts of appeal.
She has represented or currently represents the following states in litigation against the manufacturers of PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances): California, Hawai‘i, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin. She has worked on hundreds of other similar cases brought on behalf of public water systems across the country. She currently serves on several plaintiff committees of the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Multi-District Litigation (MDL No. 2873). She is co-chair of the sovereign subcommittee and water provider subcommittee.
Ashley has been recognized as a Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer Rising Stars, and was honored with the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Pro Bono Honor Roll, and Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty, Class of 2018. When Ashley isn’t working to protect our planet, you can find her getting muddy on some trails, training for an ultra-marathon or fostering dogs with the organization Rescued Ohio.
Representative Matters
- In re AFFF Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG (D.S.C.)
- Michigan v. BP P.L.C. et al., No. 26-cv-00254 (W.D. Mich.)
- Minnesota v. American Petroleum Institute et al., No. 62-cv-20-3837 (Ramsey County, Minn.)
- Makah Indian Tribe v. Exxon Mobil Corp. et al., No. 23-2-25216-1 SEA (King County, Wash.) | Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe v. Exxon Mobil Corp. et al., No. 23-2-25215-2 SEA (King County, Wash.)
Education
- Vermont Law School, J.D.
- Muskingum University, B.S.
Admissions
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Districts of New Hampshire, Western District of Michigan, and South Carolina
Featured Results
Water provider clients awarded more than $400 million for PFAS treatment in historic settlements
Litigation against 3M and DuPont for PFAS contamination results in historic settlements. More than $400 million awarded to water providers represented by Sher Edling.
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