Ashley Jones Features as a Guest on ‘The Best Podcast Ever’
I joined attorney Alex Gertsburg on his podcast to examine the ins and outs of criminal law, starting your own law firm, and the challenges facing small business owners. I share insight about starting my own firm and the importance of surrounding yourself with...
Ashley Jones Featured on ‘Gravity Legal’ Podcast
I was recently featured as a guest on the Gravity Legal podcast. In this episode, we explore having conversations about money with clients. How, when and what you say when you talk to clients about money can have a significant impact on your personal financial and...
“You’ve been charged with domestic violence”- What now?
You've been charged with domestic violence. If you find yourself in this situation it's understandable that you may feel scared, embarrassed, hopeless, or even not know what to do next. You may feel like you don't need a lawyer because the truth will come out, or that...
Mask Mandate
The Mask Mandate On July 8th, 2020 the Ohio Department of Health Interim Director Lance D. Himes issued a Director’s Order mandating that all those living in specific counties must wear masks. This blog post aims to clarify who and how the Mask Mandate will be...
Feeling so excited and so grateful for this write up in the phenomenal Voyage LA magazine!...
Congratulations to our first hometown hero-Mary Simmons!
I am so excited to announce the fist winner of our Hometown Heroes Campaign. Big congratulations to Mary Simmons! When the world seemingly became flipped upside down in March with the World Health Organization declaring Covid-19 a global pandemic, I started searching...
Garfield Heights Safe Surrender Program offering opportunity to easily clear warrants
Garfield Heights is currently offering individuals with warrants the opportunity to easily have the warrant recalled. During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, rather than surrendering to the police or court in person, any person with an outstanding arrest warrant...
Timing is key in Expungement- how long do you have to wait?
There are some hard and fast waiting periods that must be met to be eligible to have your record sealed. Let's go through the various categories: DISMISSED CASE: IMMEDIATELY! If you have a dismissed case, you can apply to have the record sealed immediately after the...
Compassionate Release of Individuals in Prison Due to Covid-19
The Covid-19 global pandemic has literally turned the world upside down. While most of us are struggling to adjust to working at home, home-schooling our children, and coordinating A LOT of zoom meetings, there are those who have been forgotten: individuals serving...
Change in Ohio’s OVI law with Annie’s Law: Part 1: Unlimited Driving Privileges and Ignition Interlock devices
A couple of week's ago on April 6, 2017, the Ohio legislature passed House Bills 388 and 436 which have come to be known as the Ignition Interlock Bill or Annie's Law. As a frame of reference, an ignition interlock is breath testing unit installed on a vehicle and it...
Change to Judicial Release eligibility: jail time credit (sometimes)
Back on September 7, I wrote about judicial release eligibility: see, here. Little did I know, a week later Senate Bill 97 would become effective on 9/14/16, changing judicial release eligibility as it relates to individuals serving five (5) year prison terms and...
Stick with it, in running and in law
So it's been about 5 months since I started training to run my first 5k, and, I'm still running. My first race was the Christmas Story Run (5K) on December 3, and then I ran the Resolution Run (5k) on January 7---let me add that for the Resolution Run it was 9 degrees...