Jace Austin
Jace C. Austin is an associate with Chehardy Sherman Williams working in the areas of complex litigation and specializes in asbestos litigation. She holds a license to practice law in Louisiana.
Jace C. Austin is an associate with Chehardy Sherman Williams working in the areas of complex litigation and specializes in asbestos litigation. She holds a license to practice law in Louisiana.
Ashlay Leger is a dynamic and dependable attorney who zealously advocates for her clients. She is a dedicated commercial litigator who’s handled a comprehensive range of matters spanning employment cases, personal injury matters, energy litigation, contract disputes, fraud cases, product liability disputes and more. Notably, she has a strong and proven background in both commercial and residential real estate and construction disputes from working at prominent firms that specialized in both practice areas after graduating law school.
She takes pride in her involvement in the Houston legal community as well as pouring into the next generation of attorneys. She is a Committee Chair for the Houston Young Lawyers’ Association, an active member of the Garland Walker American Inn of Court, mentors law students, and regularly serves as a judge for moot court and mock trial competitions at all three Houston-area law schools.
Ashlay earned her Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law Houston, where she graduated at the top of her class. During her time in law school, she was a member of the Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honors Society, an Executive Board Member for the Black Law Students’ Association, selected to be an inaugural Legal Writing Consultant for the school’s Legal Writing Center, and co-authored a treatise on Texas trial procedure. Ashlay was also selected to serve as both an oral advocate and brief writer for South Texas College of Law Houston’s nationally acclaimed advocacy program. Ashlay earned her Bachelor of Arts in Law and French from the University of Arizona.
Ashlay also served as a judicial intern for the 270th Civil District Court of Harris County, working for the Honorable Judge Dedra Davis.
In her free time, Ashlay loves spending time with family and friends, traveling, going to museums, trying new restaurants, and enjoying the performing arts. Likewise, she likes to play sports such as volleyball, pickleball, and golf.
Ashley represents clients in commercial litigation and employment law in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies. She focuses on understanding her clients’ business and objectives, using creativity, research skills, and attention to detail to address complex legal problems. Ashley is committed to developing aggressive and cost-effective strategies to achieve her clients’ goals.
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Ashley enjoys traveling, singing, dancing, and spending time with loved ones. She is an avid football fan and cheers for her ‘Hoos and Steelers. She also volunteers with her law school moot court team by grading briefs, mooting team members, or serving as a judge for competitions.
Katherine Ison is a Commercial Litigation attorney at a firm in Louisville, Kentucky. She represents companies and individuals in business disputes of all kinds, including breach of contract, tort, fraud, restrictive covenant and defamation cases. Licensed in both Kentucky and Indiana, Katherine provides detail-focused, organized, and clear representation to clients facing complex litigation. Katherine has been practicing since 2022, and is the chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Louisville Bar Association, and is a member of the Charles W. Anderson Jr. Bar Association. Katherine also founded the BWLL Networking Group, a group for black women lawyers in Louisville to connect.
Torryn advises companies in commercial litigation disputes and government investigations.
Torryn Rodgers’ practice involves high-stakes, fast-paced litigation, ranging from complex commercial disputes to election law claims across the country. She represents a range of clients, including large-scale technology companies, real estate entities with nationwide property and leaseholds disputes, a media company in a First Amendment defamation lawsuit, and a large pharmaceutical company in complex federal multidistrict litigation and related state court lawsuits. Torryn has also achieved favorable outcomes for clients in class-action litigation.
While at Ashurst Perkins Coie, Torryn spent nine months as a secondee to Google LLC’s general litigation group, where she managed a full docket of small cases across various U.S. jurisdictions.
Torryn handles all aspects of civil litigation, including preparing and taking witnesses for fact and expert depositions, drafting dispositive motions, managing discovery disputes and large-scale document productions, and negotiating favorable settlements on behalf of clients.
In her pro bono practice, Torryn has represented various clients in veterans’ services, First Amendment claims, and applications for asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Torryn previously worked with the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office and the Equal Justice Initiative, and she was a fellow with the Coro Center for Civic Leadership.