Ashleigh is a litigation lawyer at Potts Lawyers. She is legally blind due to a rare autoimmune condition.
Ashleigh has considerable knowledge and experience in a wide range of civil litigation and dispute resolution matters, predominantly in the areas of:
- insurance law;
- disability and permanent impairment advocacy;
- adult administrator and guardianship;
- anti-discrimination and human rights protections;
- workplace incidents and investigations;
- general contractual and debt recovery disputes;
- white collar crime and injunction proceedings;
- defamation actions; and
- occupation disciplinary proceedings.
>Before relocating to the Gold Coast and joining our team, Ashleigh worked at two top tier law firms in Australia. For 20 years, she has worked under the mentorship of her husband and legal practitioner director, Craig DoRozario.
Awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Distinction, Ashleigh is admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia.
Ashleigh is passionate in her role, maintains an approachable attitude, and is well respected by colleagues and clients for her ingrained work ethic, professionalism, reliability and communication skills. As a testament to her character, Ashleigh was awarded Emergent Lawyer of the Year in 2021 by the Women Lawyers Association of Queensland. She was also honoured by the Governor of Queensland – recognised as MS Queensland’s Young Person of the Year in 2015, and named one of the 60 Most Influential People in MS Queensland’s 60 Year History in 2018.
In 2020, Ashleigh became a founding member of the Queensland Law Society’s Diverse Abilities Network, and was further elected to the Queensland Law Society’s Equity and Diversity Committee serving in that role until 2023.
Ashleigh works collaboratively, championing diversity and inclusion within the legal profession and wider community. She is dedicated to advancing disability inclusion and has shared her story and insights, providing an educational service at the various invitations of the Queensland Law Society, Bar Association of Queensland, Women Lawyers Association of Queensland, and Australian Lawyers’ Alliance.
Championing ability equality, Ashleigh has prepared policy submissions to the Queensland Government and met with the Attorney-General to discuss how to make courts more accessible to people with disabilities.
Adversity has given Ashleigh an impressive level of drive and determination, as well as compassion and empathy for the emotional strain clients often experience when needing legal assistance. As a legally blind lawyer, she upholds the ideals of equal opportunity and inclusion for those from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds.
Ashleigh enjoys boating, and pandering to her exuberant dog and demanding cats. She also loves to travel!