WASHINGTON, October 12, 2021 — Nashville, Tennessee, lawyer Gail Vaughn Ashworth will receive the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service Award during a welcome reception Oct. 14 at TIPS Fall Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The award recognizes TIPS members who have demonstrated commitment to justice for all citizens and dedication to pro bono service.
“Gail Vaughn Ashworth is a wonderful attorney who has dedicated much of her career to improving access to justice in her home state of Tennessee,” said John McMeekin, chair of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. “From involvement in the Tennessee Justice Center to the Access to Justice Commission to the Tennessee Bar Association and beyond, Gail proudly advocates for the community she loves.”
Ashworth is a founding member of Wiseman Ashworth Law Group PLC. She has extensive experience at the civil and administrative trial and appellate levels as both defense and plaintiff’s counsel. Her diverse trial practice spans nearly 30 years and ranges from personal injury to insurance coverage, employment law and medical ethics.
Ashworth is a member of TIPS’ Council, past chair of the TIPS Medicine and Law Committee, a member of the TortSource Editorial Board and mentor for Leadership Academy and Trial Academy students.
She received her J.D. from Vanderbilt University and her bachelor and master’s degrees in music education and special education, respectively, from Tennessee Technological University.
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