Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, PA
Education
College of Charleston, BA 1995
Cumberland School of Law, JD 1999
Admitted in:
Georgia
Professional Affiliations
Community Associations Institute of Georgia, Inc.
Chair, Magazine Committee, 2010; Magazine Committee Prior Member 2008 & 2009, Fundraising Committee Prior Member; Membership Committee Prior Member
Areas of Practice
Homeowners Association Law; Condominium Association Law, Cooperative Law, General Corporate Law, Domestication of International Adoption Law; Domestic Adoption Law
Ashley Miller Lanier
Partner
678.954.4933
678.954.4943 (fax)
alanier@gvl-law.com
Community Association Law; Collections; Litigation; Adoption Law
Area of Practice
Ashley Lanier is a founding member of Gaddis Vath Lanier, LLC. Her areas of practice include general corporate work, representation of condominiums, cooperatives and homeowner associations, and adoption law. She provides counsel in handling general corporate matters, covenant enforcement issues, reviving outdated documents, and transitioning from developer control and from voluntary to mandatory membership for association clients. Additionally, Ashley assists individuals with the domestication "re-adoption" process for international adoptions as well as practicing domestic adoption law.
In the Profession
An active member of the Georgia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), Ashley currently serves on the Articles Committee for Common Ground Magazine and is the chair elect for 2010. Ashley also has served as a past member of the Fundraising Committee and the Membership Committee.
Articles
Ashley has also authored numerous articles on a wide range of community association needs. Her articles include the following:
- There is a New Standard in Town - Violators Beware, Community Advisor, Spring 2004
- Oh Dam, What Do We Do, Community Advisor, Winter 2004
- Show Me The Records, Community Advisor, Spring 2006
- Hot Off The Grill: An Update for Townhomes, Community Advisor, Fall 2006
- Satellite Dishes for Everyone.Not, Community Advisor, Winter 2006-2007
- Don't Trip Over Georgia Tree liability: The Three Step Tree Test, Community Advisor, Spring 2007
- Summer Will Be Here Before You Know It.What if You Can't Open The Pool, Community Advisor, Winter 2007
- Sex Offenders: Is Your Community Safe, Community Advisor, Spring 2008
- Foreclosure's Impact on community Association Assessments, Georgia Commons, 1st Quarter 2008
- The Pre-Suit Covenant Enforcement Policy, Georgia Commons, 2nd Quarter 2008
- Assignment of Rents: Collecting Assessments from a Deadbeat Landlord, Georgia Commons, 3rd Quarter 2008
- The Importance of Realistic Association Budgeting in Today's Economy, Georgia Commons, 4th Quarter 2008
- Contract Pointers for Associations, Georgia Commons, 1st Quarter 2009
- Ask The Expert, Common Ground, July/August 2009
- An Alternative Collection Method: Retaining Insurance Proceeds Intended for the Delinquent Owner's Unit, Georgia Commons, 3rd Quarter 2009
- Planning, Preparing and Handling Your Association's Annual Meeting, Georgia Commons, 4th Quarter 2009
In the Community
Ashley and her husband, Michael, have two children and reside on the Southside of Atlanta. Michael is the D.A.R.E. program educator for the Coweta County Sheriff's Department. The Laniers also sponsor two foster homes in China where their daughter resided prior to her adoption. The entire family holds an annual fundraiser to benefit the orphans of China that continue to wait for their forever families and are involved in many other local community projects.