Nancy Ashbrook Willis
112 North Main Street
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
(740) 393-2718

Nancy Ashbrook Willis graduated with honors from Ohio Dominican University and received her law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She began her legal career with the Ohio Department of Commerce, where she served as Staff Attorney and Interim Chief for the Consumer Protection Division. As Assistant General Counsel to the Director of Commerce, Nancy advised division chiefs regarding matters affecting their statutory responsibilities and drafted real estate legislation. Nancy litigated landlord-tenant issues as an attorney for Ohio State Legal Services and helped implement new legislation for mainstreaming individuals with developmental disabilities at Ohio Legal Rights Service. As Assistant Dean of The Ohio State University College of Law, Nancy served as the liaison between student organizations and the law school administration and coordinated the law school’s placement program. Nancy served as in-house corporate counsel for a natural medicine company and fulfilled a long-time interest in natural medicine by coauthoring The Natural Therapeutics Pocket Guide, a 600-plus page clinical reference book on dietary supplements. Nancy has developed expertise in legal research and writing through her work as a Certified Research Specialist/Lead Case Law Editor for Lexis-Nexis. While at Lexis, Nancy received various awards, including the Vice President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution for designing an original workflow process and training editors for a collaborative project involving Lexis, Matthew Bender and CourtLink. Nancy’s interests include cooking, gardening, and interior design. Before returning to the Columbus area, Nancy served a two-year term as a member of the Terrace Park, Ohio, Zoning Board of Appeals.