Ashley Lorance - Gastonia, NC

Education

• Legal Education

  • Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Senior Associate

Languages

• German

Pro Bono Activities

• Board Member and Chair of Service Projects, Gastonia Evening Rotary Club, 2012-2014
• Board Member, Alliance for Children and Youth, Communities in Schools (Gaston), 2012-2015
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Family Law Section Chair, 2014-15
• Board Member, Samantha’s House
• Advisory Council Member, Legal Aid of North Carolina

Published Works

Articles

• What to Do When One Parent Wants to Relocate,” March 2012, Generally Speaking
  
• Modification of a Foreign Child Custody Order Under the UCCJEA When Multiple States Are Involved, Aug. 7, 2017, NCBA Blog.
  
• Advocacy in Child Support Contempt Cases, Panelist, 2018 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents, UNC-School of Government and Office of Indigent Defense Services
  

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina

Other Affiliations

• Gaston County Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Certified Family Financial Mediator – N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission
• N.C. Board Certified Family Law Specialist