Ashlee Edwards

Ashlee Edwards Aughtry is a personal injury attorney with Dunaway Law Firm in Anderson, South Carolina, whose practice includes medical malpractice and product liability. Her earlier career at Parham Smith and Archenhold began with an internship after she returned to South Carolina. Admitted to the South Carolina Bar in May 2013, she remained with Parham and became a partner in 2021. The firm's November 2021 announcement of its merger with DeMint Law and Dodson Law lists her among its partners under the name Ashlee Edwards.

Aughtry's litigation work has included membership on the plaintiffs steering subcommittee in the Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler multidistrict litigation. Her Dunaway biography describes that assignment alongside her personal injury practice.

Originally from Hampton, South Carolina, Aughtry completed her undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina in Aiken. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology, concentrating in criminal justice, and graduated cum laude. She also served as president of Phi Mu during college.

She subsequently earned her law degree at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Her experience there included a law clerk internship with Judge John J. McDonald at Oakland County Circuit Court and an internship with the Michigan State Appellate Defender's Office. In law school, she participated in moot court and was involved in the Criminal Law Society, Women's Law Association, and Sports and Entertainment Law Society.