Ashley A. McMahan

Ms. McMahan was born and raised in Greenville, SC, and holds dual citizenship with the United States and the United Kingdom. She brings over 20 years of legal experience to her practice.

Prior to founding McMahan Law, LLC, she served for ten years as an Assistant Attorney General at the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. In that role, she was South Carolina’s environmental crimes prosecutor, handled post-conviction relief matters, prosecuted general criminal and State Grand Jury cases, and managed appeals. Her legal career began with a two-year clerkship for the Honorable Clifton Newman of the South Carolina Circuit Court.

Ms. McMahan is admitted to practice before the South Carolina Bar, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is also a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, as well as the Fairfield, Lexington, and Richland County Bar Associations.

In addition to her legal practice, Ms. McMahan formerly served as an adjunct professor at both the University of South Carolina and South University. She taught Introduction to Information Literacy at USC and Legal Studies at South University.

Publications:
Author: The SC Post-Conviction Relief Manual, 2nd Edition, South Carolina Bar, 2009.
Contributing author: Environmental Law in South Carolina, 4th Edition, South Carolina Bar, 2016.

Education:
University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science, 2000,
Vermont Law School, Master of Studies in Environmental Law, 2003
University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2004