RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell Community Law Clinic Director Ashley Campbell has been named one of 13 recipients of the 2016 North Carolina Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award. Beginning with the upcoming fall 2016 semester, Campbell will guide law school students as they assist area organizations in providing legal services to members of the community in need.
“My volunteer work has brought me tremendous satisfaction and has helped me to maintain perspective about the many blessings I have in my life,” said Campbell. “I was so honored to receive this award, but the greatest reward has been the sense of fulfillment that comes from working to help people in need.”
The NCBA established the Citizen Lawyer Award in 2007 to recognize lawyers who provide exemplary public service to their communities. The award has been bestowed upon 113 individuals across North Carolina thus far.
In addition to her responsibilities with the Community Law Clinic, Campbell is a partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC in Raleigh, where she continues to practice law. She is also the current president-elect of the Wake County Bar Association and Tenth Judicial District Bar.
At Ragsdale Liggett, Campbell handles professional malpractice, real estate, bad faith, directors and officers, general liability and transportation claims. She has litigated accounting malpractice cases involving the Big Eight accounting firms and is panel counsel for one of the largest title insurance companies in the country. She has also successfully handled appeals in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Campbell has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, the North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Super Lawyers, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, and the Triangle Business Journal for her success in the courtroom and her community involvement and leadership. She is also a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel and is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
In the community, Campbell recently concluded her term as board chair for StepUp Ministries. She has also been active in leadership with Junior League of Raleigh and Women’s Center of Wake County. She volunteers with Legal Aid of North Carolina and is a Sunday school teacher at White Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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