Ashley Wilburn is passionate about helping Washington County families in need

THE BIO

Ashley Wilburn is a native of Hagerstown in Maryland. She graduated from North Hagerstown High School where she received her secondary education. Ashley Wilburn's legal practice is centered around family law. She has a passion for it. She focuses her practice on divorce cases, alimony issues, marital property division fights over child custody and child support arrangements. She also deals with the post-divorce and enforcement of issues such as step-parent adoptions and private party adoptions, as well as concerns about child welfare. In addition to family law, Ashley also handles estate planning matters, including wills, trusts, probate, and estate administration, in addition to commercial, contract, and civil litigation cases. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

Ashley has been a court-appointed mediator since 2019 she assists parties in helping them resolve their disputes without the needing to litigate or court involvement. In addition to mediations arranged by the court, Ashley also mediates in private cases for people who would prefer to avoid the court process and litigation.

Ashley completed her undergraduate studies in History and Politics at Loyola University of Maryland. Then, she pursued her legal education at Western New England University School of Law. Graduating in 2013, she excelled academically, ranking among the top 10 students in her class. While at law school, Ashley served as a Note Editor for the esteemed Western New England Law Review which showcased her dedication to legal research and scholarship.

After completing her law degree, Ashley embarked on a clerkship, working for prominent jurists in Connecticut and Maryland. She had the honor of working as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard A. Robinson and the Honorable Elliott D. Prescott at the Connecticut Appellate Court. Then, in 2014, she returned to her home town of Hagerstown to serve as a clerk for the Honorable M. Kenneth Long at the Washington County Circuit Court, deepening her understanding of the local legal landscape. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

Ashley joined Poole & Kane P.A. in 2015 as an associate attorney. as an associate attorney. Her main focus at the firm was to represent the Washington County Department of Social Services in cases concerning child welfare. Ashley's devoted efforts contributed greatly to helping children who were victims of in the face of neglect or abuse at care of their parents or caregivers. Her dedication to fighting social injustice was not limited to her legal career as she was an active member of the Washington County Human Trafficking Task Force. She worked tirelessly to increase awareness about human trafficking within the tri-state region.

In 2017, she became a founding member of Kane, Wilburn & Stone, P.A., where she developed her practice in the fields of family law - divorce, custody, child support and guardianships, as well as estate planning, wills, trusts and powers of attorney, advance directive/healthcare proxy and mediation.

Ashley started Wilburn Law Office, LLC in 2023. The company was founded with the intention of providing an individual approach to each client's requirements.