TIMOTHY ASHFORD
ABOUT US
 
Attorney Ashford won his first federal criminal jury trial in which his client was arrested while walking from the house to a car with a package of crack cocaine in his hands during a sting operation by the government. Attorney Ashford’s client was charged with possession and possession with intent to deliver in the U.S. District Court in Nebraska. After a three-day jury trial, the jury returned a not guilty verdict in approximately 45 minutes. The U.S. Attorney wins approximately 95 out of 100 criminal jury trials.
 
In Attorney Ashford’s first murder trial, Attorney Ashford successfully won an acquittal of the charge of murder/manslaughter in the trial.
 
Attorney Ashford is a leader with excellent communication skills.
 
Attorney Ashford has more than thirty-three years of results oriented broad based civil and criminal litigation experience.
Attorney Ashford has conducted more than one hundred fifty jury trials.
 
Attorney Ashford cares about his clients as if his clients are his family.
 
Attorney Ashford has represented thousands of clients over his career in criminal and civil cases.

Attorney Ashford is a former criminal prosecutor.
 
Attorney Ashford is a criminal defense attorney with more than 33 years of experience.
 
Attorney Ashford has represented thousands of criminal defendants.
 
As a former claims adjuster, claims supervisor, and claims attorney for some of the major insurance companies, Attorney has investigated, negotiated and settled thousands of automobile accidents for some major insurance companies.
 
Now, Attorney Ashford will use his experience as a former claims adjuster, claims supervisor and claims attorney in obtaining the best top dollar settlements in representing his clients in their automobile accident claims and their personal injury claims.
 
Attorney Ashford was a former prosecutor and now Attorney Ashford is criminal defense attorney with more than 33 years of experience.
 
Attorney Ashford was invited by the Nebraska State Bar Association to speak as a criminal defense attorney guest speaker on a panel in front of an audience of 580 attorneys with three other prominent attorneys. “Attorney Timothy L. Ashford Panelist at Nebraska State Bar Association” Omaha Star October 29, 2009.
 
Attorney Ashford is the only attorney to represent Black Panthers Edward Poindexter and the late David Rice also known as “Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen We Langa” “Mondo” who are former Black Panther Party Members for Self Defense and members of the National Committee to Combat Fascism for more than 24 years pro bono.
 
Even in death David “Mondo” Rice contributed to society because the State v. Rice case makes it mandatory law that courts have to pay court appointed attorneys their attorney fees for their court appointed attorney service. State v. Rice, 295 Neb. 241 (2016). Omaha World Herald “Judge orders payment of fees to lawyer for killer’s final appeal” July 20, 2017. Omaha World Herald “County must pay lawyer for killer’s final appeal” December 10, 2018. (Attorney Ashford was paid $7,500 for one court appointed appeal representing Rice out of the 24 years of representation in the State v. Rice case.).
 
Attorney Ashford is the only attorney to sue the Douglas County Court Judges for racial discrimination to appoint black attorneys to represent poor defendants in murder cases and capital murder cases. As a result of Attorney Ashford’s racial discrimination lawsuits approximately 10 black attorneys were appointed to represent poor defendants in felony and misdemeanor cases. Timothy L. Ashford v. Douglas County, 880 F.3d 990 (2018 8th Cir.) Timothy L. Ashford v. John Does in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Case number 16-3366. Ashford v. Hendrix CI 19 9165.
 
In 1983, prior to becoming an attorney, Attorney Ashford testified in favor of paying college athletes in the “Pay for Play” bill in the Nebraska Unicameral. The Pay for Play bill was proposed to pay collegiate athletes for playing their chosen college sports for pay. Proposal to Pay NU Gridders “To Pull Huskers from the NCAA.” Omaha World Herald February 15, 1983 Page 17.

ATTORNEY ASHFORD IS THE ONLY ATTORNEY IN THE HISTORY OF NEBRASKA TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED.