J. Ashley Twombley
888-612-1022
J. Ashley Twombley is a native of Dillon, South Carolina. He practices in the areas of complex commercial and serious personal injury litigation, regularly handling cases for clients involving wrongful death, breach of contract, estate and probate contests, and products liability. Mr. Twombley’s clients include plaintiffs and defendants, as well as individuals and corporations.
After law school, Mr. Twombley clerked for the Honorable Margaret B. Seymour in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. While clerking, Mr. Twombley assisted in managing one-third of Judge Seymour’s docket, including felony criminal cases, class actions and various other complex commercial litigation matters.
Following his clerkship, Mr. Twombley joined the Atlanta office of King & Spalding. While at King & Spalding, Mr. Twombley represented Fortune 500 companies in high exposure product liability, toxic tort, and personal injury cases across the country.
After his time with King & Spalding, Mr. Twombley moved to Beaufort, South Carolina to open Twenge + Twombley Law Firm. Mr. Twombley represents a variety of litigants across the southeast and has tried cases in state and federal courts as well as represented clients before the Fourth and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Twombley has also represented clients in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and JAMS.
Mr. Twombley also has an active pro bono practice, regularly representing clients with civil rights claims related to mistreatment in prison as well as various other matters.
Areas of Practice
- Serious Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Estate and Probate Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Nursing Home Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Power of Attorney Abuse Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Guardian and Conservator Litigation
- Trust Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- Supreme Court of Georgia
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 2003
- Honors: Captain: SCTLA Trial Team
- Honors: Member: Wig and Robe, Order of the Coif
- Honors: CALI Award in Contracts
- Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, Managing Editor
- Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 2000
Classes/Seminars
- Law School for Non-Lawyers, South Carolina Bar Association, 2006 - 2007
Honors and Awards
- 2011 Outstanding Lowcountry Young Professional Award Nominee
- 2009 Equality Ally - Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities
- 2008 Equality Ally - Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities
- 2006 King & Spalding Pro Bono Service Award Recipient
- 2005 King & Spalding Pro Bono Service Award Recipient
- 2004 King & Spalding Pro Bono Service Award Recipient
Professional Associations and Memberships
- South Carolina Bar, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Board
- United Way Emerging Leaders Steering Committee
- Distant Island Homeowners Association, President
- Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Member, Board of Directors
- American Association for Justice, Member, January 1, 2006 - Present
- Beaufort County Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- King & Spalding, Associate, 2004 - 2006
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Summer Associate, 2001 - 2002
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (The Honorable Margaret B. Seymour), Judicial Law Clerk, 2003 - 2004
















