Butler Snow attorney Ashley Markham has been elected Board President of the Nashville Children’s Alliance (NCA). Markham previously served as Vice President and Secretary of the NCA Board and President of the Young Professionals Board.
NCA is a nonprofit agency that provides services at no cost to children in Davidson County who have experienced sexual or severe physical abuse. Some of these services include front-line forensic interviews to assist in determining if abuse has occurred, weekly therapy sessions, court support, crisis services to families and support groups for non-offending parents. NCA, formerly the Nashville Child Advocacy Center, was founded in 1992 by a community task force seeking coordinated services and better outcomes for children when there were allegations of sexual or severe physical abuse.
Markham is a member of Butler Snow’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Healthcare Litigation group and focuses her practice on defending pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in mass tort and individual cases pending in various state and federal venues throughout the country. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® as one of its “Ones to Watch” for Health Care Law and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
She is also involved in various professional organizations, such as the Nashville, Tennessee, Mississippi and American Bar Associations and the Defense Research Institute (DRI).
Markham earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi and her Juris Doctor from Mississippi College. She is admitted to the state bars of Tennessee and Mississippi.
