Ashley Anne Kutz Associate

Phone: (843) 720-4679   |  Fax: (843) 723-7398  |  Email: akutz@buistmoore.com

Practice Areas
Admiralty and Maritime
Business Litigation
Civil Litigation
Employment

Ms. Kutz received her J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2008 where she was a recipient of the Jurist Scholarship, the Executive Managing Editor of the Valparaiso University Law Review, and an Associate Member of the Moot Court Honor Society. In addition to her J.D., Ms. Kutz completed a Master of Science in International Commerce and Policy in 2008. In 2004 she received her B.A. in English and Political Science (double major) from Rhodes College. Ms. Kutz’s areas of practice are Admiralty and Maritime, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation and Employment.

Educational Background:

•	Valparaiso University School of Law, 2008 - J.D.
	Jurist Scholarship (full tuition) Valparaiso University Law Review Executive Managing Editor, Executive Editorial Board, 2007-2008 Notewriter, 2006-2007 Moot Court Honor Society Associate Member Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition, 2008 McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, 2007 Jessup Regional Moot Court Competition, 2007 International Law Society, President Phi Alpha Delta, Member
•	Valparaiso University, 2008 - M.S.
	Distinguished Graduate Student of the Year, 2005 Graduate Student Advisory Council, MS/JD Liaison
•	Rhodes College, 2004 - B.A.
	Omicron Delta Kappa Sigma Tau Delta Pi Sigma Alpha Order of Omega, Vice-President Social Regulations Council, President Alpha Omicron Pi, Vice-President

Professional Background:

•	Associate, Buist Moore Smythe McGee P.A., 2008 - Present

Publications, Papers, Programs and Seminars:

•	Rethinking ‘Good Cause’—A New Federal Approach to Granting Protective Orders Under F.R.C.P. 26(c)”

Professional Organizations:

•	American Bar Association
•	South Carolina Bar Association
•	South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association

Bar Admissions:

•	South Carolina, 2008

Community Organizations:

•	Alpha Omicron Pi Alumnae Association, Charleston Chapter
•	Charleston Women in International Trade

Personal Information:

•	Born October 22, 1981