Ashley V. Hart

Ashley Hart is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Boston office and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. She focuses her practice in the areas of general civil litigation and labor and employment litigation. Ms. Hart's litigation work encompasses all phases of the litigation process, from pre-suit resolution through to appeals. 

Ms. Hart's litigation experience spans a broad range of legal issues, including employment discrimination, wrongful termination, contract disputes, complex trust and estates matters, and toxic tort defense. She also has experience representing clients from a variety of industries in high-stakes internal and government investigations, and advises global corporations in matters involving complex environmental regulations. 

In addition to her litigation experience, Ms. Hart also counsels and advises her education clients on a variety of matters, including situations that implicate Title IX, disability accommodations, student protests, navigating and complying with Title VI, as well as the drafting and revision of student and employee handbooks, liability waivers, confidentiality agreements, freedom of expression policies and codes of conduct.

Ms. Hart also is heavily involved in pro bono work, including representing veterans in housing matters, defending immigrant's rights in an amicus brief for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, defending privacy rights of victims of sexual assault and advocating for prisoner rights. Recently, Ms. Hart defended and represented a pro bono client in a mediation regarding numerous employment discrimination claims and obtained a favorable outcome for the international organization.

Ms. Hart serves as a national co-chair of the firm's DiverseAbility Affinity Group and is passionate about advocating for the personal and career development of those with disabilities.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Hart was a summer associate in the firm's Boston office. She also served as a litigation assistant in another large Boston law firm where she helped defend clients on white collar criminal matters, environmental litigation and securities law.

While in law school, Ms. Hart worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Juan Torruella of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and interned in the Defensive Litigation section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. Ms. Hart also served as an article editor of the Suffolk University Law Review.