Ashley M. Myers, an accomplished and experienced marital and family law attorney, holds the distinction of being the first and only woman in Northeast Florida to be named Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Myers is the only attorney in Northeast Florida to be named Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Myers focuses on complex cases involving family law areas far beyond the dissolution of marriage. This includes parenting and time-sharing, relocation of minor children, equitable distribution, alimony, child support, paternity, and modification/enforcement of prior decrees, and more. She graduated from Stetson University College of Law in 1995 and has been board-certified as a specialist in marital and family law by The Florida Bar since 2003. After practicing in Tampa for many years, Myers returned to her hometown of Jacksonville, becoming an active and engaged member of Jacksonville’s legal and civic communities. She joined Bedell as a Director in 2025.
Honors & Awards
- Florida Super Lawyers (2013 – Present)
- Barry Sinoff Professionalism Award (2016)
- Rudy Hernandez Professionalism Award (2017)
- The Nation’s Top 1% by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (2020-present)
- Elite Lawyer by Elite Lawyer, LLC (2020-present)
Professional & Community Associations
- The Florida Bar Family Law Rules Committee, Chair (2011-2012)
- The Jacksonville Bar Family Law Committee, Chair (2013-2014)
- The Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, Co-Vice Chair (2016-2018)
- The Florida Family Law Inn of Court, President (2020-2022)
- Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Treasurer (2025)
- Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (2025)
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Institute, Chair (2025)
Publications & Presentations
- “Bounds of Advocacy,” The Florida Bar, Family Law Section (2018), Contributor
- Marital and Family Law Review Course Presentations
- Children’s Issues (2024)
- Evidence (2023)
- Child Support (2016, 2019, 2022)
- UIFSA, The Hague Convention (2021)
- Contempt and Enforcement (2020)
- Modifications (2018)
- Custody and Visitation, Co-Author (2008)
- AAML Institute Presentations
- Alimony (2022)
- Executive Compensation
- Flaws in the Law (2017)
