Berg & Androphy

Attorney Ashley L. Gargour

Practice Areas:
Qui Tam Litigation
White Collar Defense
Civil Litigation
Bankruptcy

Admissions:
State Bar of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Associations:
Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court
Hon. Arthur L. Moller/David B. Foltz, Jr. American Inn of Court
Houston Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers
Texas Aggie Bar Association
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
South Texas Law Review, Advisory Council Member

Background:

• With Joel Androphy and Sarah Frazier, Ashley Gargour won an acquittal of a U.S. executive accused of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations and payments made to officials of a Mexican state-owned electric utility on January 18, 2012, after a jury trial in Houston federal court. More Info.
• Ashley joined Berg & Androphy in 2010. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jeff Bohm of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

‘08		South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence Managing Editor, South Texas Law Review Associate Editor, Texas Journal of Business Law Associate Editor, Corporate Counsel Review Phi Delta Phi
'05		Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, cum laude
'07 - '09		Judicial Clerkship: Law Clerk to the Honorable Jeff Bohm, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, August 2008 to December 2009 Internships: Summer Intern, Department of Justice, United States Trustee Program, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, 2007 Judicial Intern to the Honorable Jeff Bohm, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, 2007

Publications:
Recent Business Developments, 41-WTR Tex. J. Bus. L. 353 (2006)

Articles:

• "The Intersection of the Dodd-Frank Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act:
  What All Practitioners, Whistleblowers, Defendants, and Corporations Need to Know,"
  Vol. 59, The Advocate: Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, Summer 2012
  www.hg.org, January 31, 2012
  By Joel M. Androphy, Ashley Gargour and Kathryn Nelson
• "Gathering Evidence in Qui Tam Actions"
  ALM: Medical Malpractice Law and Strategy, April 2012
  www.hg.org, December 8, 2011
  CafePharma.com, November 18, 2011
  By Joel Androphy, Ashley Gargour, Sarah Frazier and Rachel Grier
• "Survey of Penalties and Damages in False Claims Act Cases," www.hg.org, June 8, 2011
  By Joel M. Androphy, Ashley Gargour and Rachel Grier
• "Survey of Damages in False Claims Act Retaliation Cases," www.hg.org, June 8, 2011
  By Joel M. Androphy, Ashley Gargour and Rachel Grier
• Continuing Legal Education Written Materials:
  Ethics Scenarios, 24th Annual Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, Texas State Bar, Dallas, TX – Sept. 2008
• Ethics Vignettes, 24th Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute, Lubbock, TX – Oct. 2008
• Evidence & Trial Tactics, 1st Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference, Bankruptcy Section of the Houston Bar Association, The Woodlands, TX – Nov. 2008
• What a Consumer Lawyer Should Know About Consumer Bankruptcy, Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law Course, Texas Bar, Dallas, TX – Nov. 2008
• The Intersection of Bankruptcy Law and Probate Law, Texas Bar, Webcast – Feb. 2009
• The Intersection of Family Law and Bankruptcy Law, Texas Bar, Webcast – Feb. 2009
• Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy, 5th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, UT School of Law, Galveston, TX – Aug. 2009
• Intersection of Bankruptcy Law and Personal Injury Claims, 5th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, UT School of Law, Galveston, TX – Aug. 2009
• Intersection of Bankruptcy Law and Family Law, 5th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, UT School of Law, Galveston, TX – Aug. 2009
• When Your Consumer Client Goes Into Bankruptcy: How Will Your Client Fare Against Financial Institutions?, Consumer and Commercial Law Conference, Texas Bar, Houston, TX – Aug. 2009
• Vignettes Concerning Ethical Behavior, 25th Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute, Lubbock, TX – Oct. 2009
• Intersection of Bankruptcy Law and Personal Injury Claims, 25th Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute, Lubbock, TX – Oct. 2009
  

Presentations & Seminars:

• “A Debtor’s Fifth Amendment Rights and Privileges,” 28th Annual Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, February 1, 2013.
• “Key Criminal Issues that Can Arise in Bankruptcy Proceedings,” Houston Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section, September 26, 2012.
• “Key Criminal Issues that Can Arise in Bankruptcy Proceedings,” 8th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, Galveston, Texas, August 2012.