Ashley Michele Coghill
Civil Litigation Attorney
Ashley is passionate about working with clients in construction, insurance coverage, and professional liability matters. Over the years, Ashley has cultivated a reputation of being known for her hands-on approach to her work with her clients. From working with North Carolina farmers at a pro bono office in Durham at the start of her career to crawling through a crawl space to understand a key issue in a construction case, or defending a salvage claim on a high-dollar vessel, Ashley’s priorities have always been to best serve those she represents in communities throughout the state. Complementing her hands-on approach, Ashley also has experience advocating for her clients before various state and professional licensing boards.
Construction Law
In her Construction law practice, Ashley often represents subcontractors on both sides of the dispute. She is proficient at asserting and perfecting liens against property and funds for job payments owed. She is also well experienced in defending contractors from negligent construction allegations and construction defect claims.
Insurance Coverage
Before responding to claims, sometimes clients face challenges in determining whether an insurance policy is required to provide a defense or, in the case of multiple policies, how to read those policies to simultaneously apply to the claims at hand. Insurance coverage can provide a way to offset client costs. Ashley is experienced in walking her clients through a coverage analysis, determining if coverage applies, and helping implement a plan based on that analysis.
Professional Liability
Helping other lawyers, construction specialists such as surveyors and engineers, insurance brokers, realtors, and other licensed professionals, Ashley provides a vigorous defense to the common standard of care allegations these professionals face. She has worked with professionals in both licensing board and civil litigation scenarios.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising
- Collections
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Insurance Defense
- Legal Malpractice
- Maritime Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Workers' Compensation
- North Carolina
- North Carolina State Bar
- ID Number: 49134
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Davis Hartman Wright LLP
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- Associate
- Cranfill Sumner LLP
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- Associate
- Bryant & Lewis, P.A.
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- Land Loss Prevention Project
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- Campbell Law School
- J.D.
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- Reading University
- Advanced Certificate in International Business Law
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- Appalachian State University
- B.S. | Criminal Justice
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- Appalachian State University
- B.A. | Psychology
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- AV® Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society
- Legal Aid of North Carolina
- Addison Hewlett Jr. Award for Exemplary Pro Bono Service
- New Hanover County Bar Association
- Recent Trends and Updates in Construction Law
- Construction Liens
- Salvage Law and Maritime Dispute Resolution
- Defending Marine Salvage Claims in a Marine Casualty Environment.
- Website
- Ashley M. Coghill - Partner at Davis Hartman Wright LLP
