Ashby Lawton Jones

Ashby Lawton Jones

Lexington, SC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
Ashby Jones & Associates LLC

1 Best Lawyers award

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Awarded Practice Areas

Family Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Columbia, SC.

Biography

In 2023, Ashby Jones was named one of the top 25 lawyers in South Carolina, regardless of practice area, by Super Lawyers. She a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. Ashby’s focus is domestic litigation, though she has practiced extensively in Circuit Court and is licensed to practice in the United States District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Ashby is one of few South Carolina domestic practitioners admitted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, generally recognized by judges and attorneys as preeminent family law practitioners with a high level of knowledge, skill and integrity. Ashby is Board Certified in the area of Family Law by the National Board of Trial Advocates. She is the Family Law Section chair of the South Carolina Association for Justice. Ashby holds an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. She has contributed to the SCAJ journal, The Bulletin, and the national magazine Family Lawyer. She speaks regularly at continuing legal education seminars. Ashby has been named one of the Legal Elite of the Midlands by Columbia Business Monthly magazine on six occasions. Ashby is a 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Super Lawyers Selectee. She has been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America on two occasions. She is a 2022 recipient of the University of South Carolina Compleat Lawyer Award.
Ashby Jones & Associates LLC

1 Best Lawyers award

Ashby Jones & Associates LLC logo

Overview

  • The University of South Carolina, JD, graduated 1998
  • Presbyterian College, BS, graduated 1995

  • South Carolina, 1998

  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Fellow
  • South Carolina Association for Justice - Family Law Chair

  • Supreme Court of the United States of America
  • South Carolina, 1998
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Fellow
  • South Carolina Association for Justice - Family Law Chair
  • The University of South Carolina, JD, graduated 1998
  • Presbyterian College, BS, graduated 1995
  • Supreme Court of the United States of America

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Family Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law, Columbia, SC (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Family Law
Awards:
  • 2022 Compleat Lawyer Award, University of South Carolina School of Law

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