Ashley Worrell Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Practice in Commercial Real Estate and Corporate Law

• Responsible for closing residential and commercial purchase and refinance transactions from contract preparation to closing and beyond averaging in excess of 50 per month.
• Counsel clients regarding real estate disputes and title issues in addition to supporting the real estate litigation practice.
• Obtain judgments and liens to secure creditor client interests in real and personal property with creative solutions including prejudgment attachments to avoid the devolution of assets by debtors.
• Negotiate commercial and residential contract and lease terms for corporate and builder clients as well as individuals.
• Draft security and finance agreements, contract addenda deeds, deeds of trust, notes, and other legal documents concerning real estate.
• Review title searches ensuring accurate title and obtaining title insurance binders for closing transactions.

• Closed in excess of 400 refinance transactions for residential properties ensuring compliance with federal and state law in addition to lender guidelines and underwriting requirements for ultimate client satisfaction.
• Reviewed and signed in excess of 400 preliminary and final title opinions including full and current owner title search evaluations for title defects that may need curative work as well as work with title insurance.
• Drafted general warranty and nonwarranty deeds, general and specific power of attorneys, and trust certifications.
• Utilized and proficient in Complete Closing Enterprise (CCE), a comprehensive closing, escrow accounting, and title production software program for closing transactions.

• Analyze documents in preparation for litigation considering privilege, confidentiality, and relevance issues.
• Worked on quality assurance and control team to review other team members’ work product for accuracy.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Prepare documents for real estate closings as well as draft affidavits, motions, and complaints concerning real estate law, civil litigation, criminal law, and wills, trusts, and estates.
• Perform legal research using LexisNexis, Westlaw, and WestlawNext to compose legal memoranda regarding estate administration and civil litigations issues.
• Contribute to trial preparation in civil litigation matters and all aspects of small law firm practice.

· Conduct statutory, policy, and case law research involving the university.· Prepare and organize legal issues in documents for presentation to the Chancellor’s office.· Write legal memoranda on a wide array of issues including university drug policy, authority of the UNC Board of Governors, the UNC Code, and NCAA compliance.

· Wrote legal memoranda on issues including contract disputes, bid protests, construction contracts, discrediting expert witnesses, administrative regulations, and patents.· Conducted legal research of federal and state case law, statutes, and administrative regulations using WestlawNext, LexisNexis, Westlaw, and HeinOnline.· Assisted in researching and.

• Researched legal and political issues using LexisNexis and other databases to produce legal memoranda.
• Investigated prospective cases and contacted possible clients to obtain detailed information.
• Evaluated and analyzed legal documents in potential cases.
• Examined constitutional law, history, and how current events and cases are impacting freedoms and rights.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Sports & Entertainment Law Society - Treasurer, Women in Law, Business and Law Society, Delta Theta PhiMerit.

B.A., Government, Sociology, History

Activities and Societies: Gamma Phi Beta, Virginia Competitive Cheerleading, Madison House

Summer Study Abroad, International Relations In The Contemporary World

Education record

Valedictorian