Attorneys
Ashley Wilder
Partner
Ashley Wilder represents and defends property owners in Texas whose property rights are being taken or threatened by condemning entities. Ashley has been recognized for her eminent domain litigation work by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022, 2023, 2024), Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2024), and Lawdragon’s list of “The Next Generation of 500 Leading Lawyers in America” (2023). She also teaches the course on eminent domain and condemnation law at University of Texas School of Law.
Ashley is passionate about defending landowners’ constitutional rights and has represented hundreds of landowners across the state of Texas. She has advocated for her clients at dozens of Special Commissioners’ Hearings, at court hearings, and at trial, handling oral argument and witness examinations. She has also successfully negotiated and mediated cases for clients outside of trial. Ashley has represented landowners across the state of Texas, obtaining successful condemnation results for landowners in rural, suburban, and urban setting
Ashley graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was the Chief Articles Editor for the Texas Law Review, Volume 94. She is admitted to practice in Texas and the Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Ashley is a member of the Austin Bar Association and the Eminent Domain Section (serving as a prior Board member and on the CLE committee).
Ashley has lived in many places in Texas and now calls Austin home. She was a longtime board member of Servant Church in Austin, and is married to her husband Zach, who she met while teaching first grade in Teach for America before attending law school. They recently welcomed their first child, a baby boy, into the world in 2023.
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Awards
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2024)
- Lawdragon’s list of “The Next Generation of 500 Leading Lawyers in America” (2023)
Education
- B.A. Russian Language, Political Science, Texas A & M University, 2010 (magna cum laude)
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2016 (with honors, Texas Law Review Editorial Board, Chief Articles Editor)
Publications and Presentations
- University of Texas School of Law – “Eminent Domain and Condemnation” – Adjunct Professor (2023, 2024)
- “Preparing and Winning in Mediation: Skills for Eminent Domain Lawyers” Publication and Presentation at the American Law Institute for Eminent Domain and Land Valuation, February 3, 2023
- “2022 Updates on Eminent Domain Law” – Publication and Presentation at the 5th Annual Eminent Domain Houston Conference, August 25, 2022
- “2019-2020 Case Law Update on Eminent Domain Law” – Publication for the 3rd Annual Eminent Domain Houston Conference, August 6, 2020 (Virtual Event)
- “Eminent Domain: Current Issues Impacting Texas – Flooding, Pipelines, Highways, and the Wall” – Publication and Presentation at the 15th Annual South Texas Litigation Course, State Bar of Texas, May 14, 2020 (Virtual Event)