Biography
Ashley D. Adkins, Esq., is a Senior Associate in the Fort Lauderdale office, where she concentrates her practice on automobile negligence, premises liability, employment discrimination, and professional liability matters. Her experience also includes handling general liability, workers' compensation, first-party property, insurance coverage disputes, and cases involving homeowners associations.
Before joining the firm, Ashley practiced at a national insurance defense firm, where she litigated cases involving premises liability, vehicular negligence, employment practices liability (EPL), class actions, and professional liability. She also served as in-house counsel for a Florida-based insurance company, managing its first-party property litigation. Ashley began her legal career representing employers in workers’ compensation matters.
Ashley earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Central Florida in 2016 and her Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law in 2020. During law school, she interned with the Office of the Public Defender in Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit.
She is admitted in Florida (2021).
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Auto & Fleet Liability
- EPL | Employment Law
- First Party Property
- General and Retail Liability
- Home Owners Association and Condo Association
- Insurance Coverage
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability | E&O
- Workers' Compensation
Experience
Bar/Court Admission
Education
- University of Central Florida, B.S., 2016
- Florida A&M University College of Law, J.D., 2020
Professional/Civil Memberships
- Wilkie D. Ferguson Bar Association
Industries Represented
- Insurance Companies
- Retail Stores
- Shopping Malls and Centers
- Restaurants
- Grocery Stores
- Nightclubs
- Condominium Associations
- Apartment Complexes
- Third-Party Administrators for Claims Management
- Property Managers
- Commercial and Residential Landlords
- Supermarket Chains
- Hotels
- Home Improvement Retail Stores
- Restaurants
- Public and Governmental Entities
- State Bureaus and Agencies
- Gas Convenience Stores
- Rental Car Companies
- Application-Based Rideshare Companies
- Employers
- Homeowner and Condominium Associations
- Attorneys, Accountants and Other Professionals
Presentations
Presentations and Speaking Engagements