ATWELL-SOLER Ashley

My practice is focused on representing individuals in employment discrimination and personal injury cases. After completing my law studies, I worked for several years in a large civil defense firm where I represented corporate clients. I use the knowledge and expertise I gained working "on the other side" to better advocate for my clients, and I find great satisfaction in helping each of my clients achieve a fair result in their case. I have experience in all phases of litigation, including trial experience as both a first and second chair, and I enjoy working with clients from all backgrounds. Fluent in Spanish, I am particularly well-positioned to represent Spanish-speaking clients. I also frequently co-counsel with other law firms on personal injury, product liability, or employment discrimination matters involving Spanish-speaking clients or witnesses.

I also serve as a designated attorney under the Criminal Justice Act for clients facing federal criminal charges in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Before transitioning into private practice, I was a judicial assistant to the Honorable Dean Whipple of the Western District of Missouri, where I assisted Judge Whipple at every stage of civil and criminal litigation. Before law school, I worked in Washington, DC as a press secretary for U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

I am a certified Spanish-language judicial interpreter, and I have lived and traveled throughout Latin America and Spain.