Ashley B. Wheelock

Ashley B. Wheelock attended and received her Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002. She received her Juris Doctorate from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC in 2005. While in law school, she was a Thurgood Marshal Scholar (Fall 2002) and Murray Snyder Public Interest Fellow (Summer 2004). She was also twice a semi-finalist in the Gilbert A. Cuneo Government Contracts Moot Court Competition (Spring 2004 & 2005).

She joined Manning, Leaver, Bruder & Berberich in Los Angeles from 2006, staying through spring 2008, where she specialized in civil litigation involving auto dealerships. Upon returning to the Bay Area in June 2008, she joined Burton, Schmal & DiBenedetto where she continued a gereral civil litigation practice. In 2014, Ms. Wheelock left Burton, Schmal & DiBenedetto to open her own personal injury practice. She closed the practice in 2020 to join Atchison, Barisone, and Condotti. 

Ms. Wheelock also taught legal writing at the Monterey College of Law for four years.  She  is a member of the Santa Cruz County Bar and served on the board from 2016 to 2020. She was the 2014 President of Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County and still served on their board through 2011-2017. 

Ms. Wheelock lives in Scotts Valley with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys cooking, writing, reading, and spending time with her family. She is the published author of a children’s book and hopes to write more.

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