Wilburn Law Office Offers Hagerstown Families a Personalized Approach

THE BIO

Ashley Wilburn, a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, proudly is a graduate of North Hagerstown High School, where she completed her secondary education. Ashley Wilburn's practice in law is centered around family law. She has a passion for it. She focuses her practice on divorce cases, alimony issues, marital property division child custody battles, and child support arrangements. She also handles post-divorce enforcement and post-divorce issues, step-parent adoptions and private adoptions for parties as well as concerns about child welfare. Ashley handles estate planning wills, trusts, and probate cases as well as civil, commercial and contract litigation. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

Ashley has served a court-appointed mediator since 2019 and assists parties in helping them resolve their disputes without the needing to litigate or court involvement. In addition to mediation mandated by the court, Ashley also mediates in private cases for those who would like to avoid the litigation and court process.

Ashley completed her undergraduate studies in History and Politics at Loyola University of Maryland. She continued her legal education through Western New England University School of Law. She graduated in 2013 and was placed among the top 10 students in her class. Ashley was a Note Editor for the Western New England Law Review during her time in law school. This demonstrated her commitment to legal research and scholarship.

Ashley began her clerkship after completing her law degree. She worked for renowned jurists from Connecticut and Maryland. She was fortunate to serve as a law assistant for the Honorable Richard A. Robinson at the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Honorable Elliott D. Prescott. In 2014, she returned home to Hagerstown, Maryland, to serve as a law clerk for the Honorable M. Kenneth Long, Washington County Circuit Court. This experience allowed her to gain a greater understanding of the local legal environment. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

In 2015, Ashley joined the esteemed law firm of Poole & Kane, P.A. as an associate attorney. Her primary focus at the firm was to represent the Washington County Department of Social Services in cases involving child welfare. Through her dedication, Ashley played a vital role in helping children who had suffered neglect or abuse at by their parents or caregivers. Her commitment to tackling social injustice extended beyond her legal career as she was a member of the Washington County Human Trafficking Task Force. She worked tirelessly to educate the public about human trafficking within the tri-state region.

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

Ashley founded Wilburn Law Office, LLC in 2023. The company was founded with an intention to provide an individual approach to each client's needs.