Ashley Wilson Clark

Ashley Wilson Clark is a capable and seasoned litigator with trial and appellate experience in both state and federal court. Ashley’s practice at Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP is focused on employment and civil rights litigation. She represents clients in claims for workplace discrimination and retaliation, sexual harassment and assault, denial of FMLA leave and disability accommodations, and whistleblower retaliation (including reporting violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Georgia Whistleblower Protection Act). Ashley also counsels clients on issues related to employment and severance agreements, and represents individuals before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor. Ashley was recognized in the 2023 and 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, for her professional excellence in Litigation - Labor and Employment. She has also been named as a Georgia Super Lawyer® every year since 2020 for Employment Litigation, an honor given to only 5% of the lawyers in each state.

Prior to joining Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP, Ashley represented individuals, businesses, and governmental entities in a wide range of civil matters including D&O litigation, contract disputes, insurance coverage, complex torts, professional malpractice, employment litigation, and civil rights claims. Most notably, Ashley was part of a trial team that obtained a $5 million jury verdict on behalf of a court-appointed receiver for a failed community bank in an action for bank director and officer negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, which was subsequently affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier in her career, Ashley practiced criminal law in Henry County, Georgia, representing indigent clients as first chair defense counsel in numerous jury trials.