Ashley S. Rusher
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ashley S. Rusher</strong> is a shareholder and managing director at Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A. in Winston-Salem, N.C. Her work for financial institutions, landlords and creditors over the past 35 years covers a wide range of areas, including loan modifications, workouts and forbearances, bankruptcy and receiverships, collection and asset recovery, regulatory compliance, contract review and negotiation, loan document review and audit, corporate governance, title curative litigation and lender liability defense. Ms. Rusher is a subchapter V trustee for the Middle District of North Carolina and has represented chapter 7 and 11 trustees, as well as served as a chapter 11 trustee. She currently serves on the North Carolina Bar Association Board of Governors and the North Carolina Bar Foundation Board of Directors, and is a past chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Ms. Rusher chairs the Middle District Bankruptcy Seminars, Inc., which provides continuing legal education to North Carolina bankruptcy professionals on an annual basis. She is an ABI member and a past chair of of ABI’s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop advisory board. Ms. Rusher is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. She also is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell in Bankruptcy and Litigation and is recognized in <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em> for Bankruptcy and Litigation, in <em>Super Lawyers</em> for Bankruptcy; and as a “Legal Elite” for Bankruptcy by <em>Business North Carolina Magazine</em>. In addition, she received the Women in Business Award from the <em>Triad Business Journal</em> and the Women Extraordinaire Award from <em>Business Leader Magazine</em>. Ms. Rusher is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Georgia. She received her B.A. in 1984 and her J.D. in 1987 from the University of Kentucky.</p>