Background
Thrift, Ashley O. was born in 1946 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
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Ashley O. Thrift
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of South Carolina School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Worked at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice, Trial and Appellate Litigation. Administrative, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Bond Financing, Civil Rights, Commercial, Consumer Lending, Corporate, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Family, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Municipal, Negligence, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Retirement Plans and Employee Benefits, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Tort, Wills and Trusts Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, North Carolina.
1974, United States.
District Court, Western District of North Carolina and United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1975, South Carolina.
1977, United States.
Tax Court. 1978; District of Columbia Court of Appeals. 1979, District of Columbia.
United States. Supreme Court. United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia. United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Assistant Dean, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1972-1974. Associate University Counsel, University of South Carolina, 1974-1975.
Legislative Counsel, South Carolina (U.S.) Representative James R. Mann, 1976.
Assistant Counsel, Committee on Judiciary United States. House of Representatives, 1976-1977. Legislative Director and General Counsel, 1977-1984 and Administrative Assistant, Legislative Director and Counsel, 1984-1987 and Chief of Staff and Counsel, 1987-1992 to South Carolina Senator Ernest F. Hollings.
Member, University of North Carolina Center for Public television Board of Trustees.
Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Association. The District of Columbia Bar.
North Carolina State Bar. South Carolina Bar; North Carolina Partnership for Children (Chairman).
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is a broad-based corporate and litigation-oriented law firm that delivers sophisticated and innovative legal services to a wide spectrum of clients.
The firm"s mission is to provide value to clients by combining professional skill, technology, and a thorough understanding of clients" needs to deliver high quality, cost effective and responsive services. From its offices in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Raleigh and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia, Womble Carlyle"s 268 attorneys and approximately 250 staff members provide legal services to a broad base of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies and mega-regional banks to closely held corporations and individuals.
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Membership
Member, University of North Carolina Center for Public television Board of Trustees. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Association. The District of Columbia Bar.
North Carolina State Bar.
South Carolina Bar; North Carolina Partnership for Children (Chairman).
