Ashley C. Scarpetta is an associate in the Birmingham, Alabama office. Her long-fueled desire to help others drove her to attend law school where she served as Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, the nation’s oldest law review dedicated exclusively to the art of trial advocacy.
Ashley is a client-driven attorney committed to offering her clients the best representation by utilizing the most effective litigation strategies and by always utilizing extreme attention to detail. Ashley maintains a varied practice that includes work on trial and appellate matters involving product liability and class action litigation. Ashley also has experience handling medical malpractice, transportation, insurance coverage, and other general liability matters.
Community & Professional
- American Inns of Court
- Birmingham Legal Aid Society
- Board of Trustees
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Women Lawyers’ Section
- Young Lawyers’ Section
- Bulletin Editorial Board (2018-2019)
- Mentoring Committee (2019)
- Wellness Committee (2020)
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Insurance Section
- Product Liability Section
- Young Lawyer SLC Vice Liaison, Steering Committee, Women in the Law Section
- Publications Chair, Steering Committee, Young Lawyers’ Section
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA)
- Treasurer, Board of Directors, District II, Young Lawyers’ Section
- Education Committee
- APCAA Committee
- Women in the Law Committee
- Alabama State Bar
- Young Lawyers’ Section
- Women’s Section
- Cumberland School of Law Moot Court Program
- Assistant Coach
Articles & Publications
- Author, Ready or Not: How COVID Quickly Changed Traditional Law Firm Culture, For the Defense, a DRI magazine (Fall 2020)
- Author, High Five or Praying Hands: The Emoji Saga in the Digital Age Continues, Alabama Defense Lawyers’ Association (Fall 2020)
- Co-Author with Kathryne Baldwin, Words to the Wise, Stare Decisis, a Primerus publication (December 2019)
- Author, Forget FOND (Fear of Not Doing): How to Set Limits and Keep Your Sanity, For the Defense, a DRI magazine (December 2019)
- Author, Social Media – What Role Does It Play Before a Lawsuit is Commenced?, Alabama Property and Casualty Adjusters Association Newsletter (Summer 2019)
- Co-Author with Kathryne Baldwin, Words to the Wise, Stare Decisis, a Primerus publication (December 2018)
- Co-Author with Sharon D. Stuart, Three Federal Procedure Answers You Should Know But Probably Don’t, The Voice, a DRI newsletter (December 2018)
- Co-Author with Sharon D. Stuart, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Imperial Premium Finance: Recent Developments Related to Financed Life Insurance Policies, IADC Insurance and Reinsurance Committee Newsletter (October 2018)
- Author, Gone are the Days of the Tear-Stained Letter: Emojis as Evidence in the Digital Age, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Fall 2018)
- Author, Think Before You Tweet: Discoverability, Admissibility, and Authenticity Matters Surrounding the Use of Social Media as Circumstantial Evidence, Birmingham Bar Association Bulletin (Summer 2018)
- Co-Author with Sharon D. Stuart, Defenses to Claims of Bad Faith Failure to Settle: The Tried, the True, and the New, For the Defense, a DRI magazine (Spring 2018)
- Author, ENT Associates of Alabama, P.A. v. Hoke: Plaintiff Must Possess a Bona Fide Intent to Serve Defendant at the Time of Filing to Preserve Statute of Limitations, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Spring 2017)
- Comment, O’Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc.: The Dispute Lingers – Are Workers in the On Demand Economy Employees or Independent Contractors?, 39 AM. J. TRIAL ADVOC. 609 (2016)
Presentations
- Co-Presenter, Marketing Yourself In Changed Times & Advancing Your Career, DRI Young Lawyers’ Virtual Seminar (October 2020)
- Moderator, Associate to Partner: What You Really Want to Know, Alabama Defense Lawyers’ Association (December 2019)
- Presenter, Bad Faith Update, Alabama Property and Casualty Adjusters Association (July 2019)
Practice Areas
Education
Juris Doctor: Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 2016
Bachelor's Degree: Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2012