First Admitted: 2016, Texas

Bar/Professional Activity:

Texas, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Austin Bar Association, Eminent Domain Section, Continuing Legal Education Committee (2021-2022)
Austin Bar Association, Eminent Domain Section, Board Member (Treasurer, 2022-2023)
Austin Bar Association, Eminent Domain Section (2021 – present)
Texas Law Mentoring Program (2018 – present)

Pro bono/Community Service:

Teach For America (2010 – 2012)
Servant Church (2015 – 2022)
UT Law – Award for most pro bono hours of Texas Law Review students (424 pro bono hours – DACA, Wills, Jane’s Due Process)
Environment Texas – Advocated for environmental reform at legislature and at the Texas Water Development Board
Children’s Rights Clinic – Attorney Ad Litem for children in foster care and CPS system
Dechert LLP – worked on human trafficking and voting rights cases

Honors/Awards:

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022, 2023, 2024)
Recognized with a Distinguished* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2024)
Lawdragon’s list of “The Next Generation of 500 Leading Lawyers in America” (2023)

Educational Background:

Texas A&M University, B.A., Russian Language and Political Science, magna cum laude, 2010

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

“Preparing and Winning in Mediation: Skills for Eminent Domain Lawyers” Publication and Presentation at the American Law Institute for Eminent Domain and Land Valuation, February 3, 2023
Chief Articles Editor, Volume 94, Texas Law Review (2014 – 2016)
“Eminent Domain: Current Issues Impacting Texas – Flooding, Pipelines, Highways, and the Wall” – Publication and Presentation at the 15th Annual South Texas Litigation Course, State Bar of Texas, May 14, 2020 (Virtual Event)
“2019-2020 Case Law Update on Eminent Domain Law” – Publication for the 3rd Annual Eminent Domain Houston Conference, August 6, 2020 (Virtual Event)
“2022 Updates on Eminent Domain Law” – Publication and Presentation at the 5th Annual Eminent Domain Houston Conference, August 25, 2022
University of Texas School of Law – “Eminent Domain and Condemnation” – Adjunct Professor (2023, 2024)

Ashley Wilder