Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Staff Attorney

Lawyer Overview

AshLee has experience in complex commercial litigation matters, including major chapter 11 bankruptcy filings. Some of the noteworthy matters she has been involved with include:

• represented Dana Corporation (debtor) in various adversary proceedings and contested matters, including complicated manufacturing disputes

• defended IBM in an action related to information provided in response to a subpoena (Michael D. Donnelly v. Cisco Systems)

• defended Kaiser Aluminum against Gramercy Alumina in a breach of contract action related to the sale of Jamaican operations

• represented Kmart Creditor Trust in a multimillion dollar accounting malpractice and breach of contract case against PricewaterhouseCoopers

• represented Montgomery Ward Holding Corp. and Montgomery Ward, LLC (the debtors and their successor estates) in various adversary proceedings, contested matters, and related appeals filed in serial retail bankruptcy cases, including multimillion dollar real estate, tax, and contractual matters

• represented NationsRent (debtor) against Mill's Pride Limited Partnership in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding involving the turnover of estate property and

• represented Cooper Tire in multiple consumer class actions in state courts across the nation.

AshLee is president of the board of directors for the Environmental Fund for Ohio, d/b/a Earth Share of Ohio, and is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice

Representative Cases

• In re Montgomery Ward Holding Corp., et al. - Jointly administered Case No. 97-1409 (PJW) - U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
• In re Montgomery Ward LLC, et al. - Jointly administered Case No. 00-4667 (RTL) - U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
• NationsRent, Inc. v. Mill's Pride Limited Partnership
• Bankruptcy Claims Administration and Litigation Matters
• Cooper Tire Consumer Fraud Litigation

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Ohio

Education

• Ohio State University

Published Works

• A Practitioner's Guide To Understanding Priority Claims In A Serial Bankruptcy Setting, 2004

Address

P.O. Box 165017
Columbus, OH 43216-5017

Phones

1.614.281.3996 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.614.461.4198 (Business Fax)

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