Babette L. Ashley

Babette L. Ashley is a partner in the Jacksonville office of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

She concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of real estate and transactional law, with an emphasis on growth management, land use, zoning, planning, permitting, concurrency, developments of regional impact, government relations, and environmental law. She is a registered State and local lobbyist.

Ms. Ashley received her B.A. degree from Wellesley College in 1978, an M.A. degree from Middlebury College in 1979, completed doctoral course work with Middlebury College at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany from 1979 to 1981, and received a J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1983.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ashley was a partner at Holland & Knight.

In 1995, Ms. Ashley served on the Mayor’s Transition Team for the City of Jacksonville. She has also served as an appointed member of Jacksonville’s Civil Service Board since 1995. In 2008, Ms. Ashley was recognized by Jacksonville Magazine as one of the “most prominent” lobbyists in Northeast Florida. She has served on the Board of Directors and as Secretary of the American Cancer Society, Duval County Unit, has chaired numerous non-profit committees and events, and contributes to many local charities and causes. Ms. Ashley speaks fluent German. She is admitted to the Florida Bar.