Ashleigh Service provider is an lawyer representing Michael Roman, a former marketing campaign official for former President Donald J. Trump and a co-defendant dealing with felony costs within the Georgia election interference case.
Ms. Service provider, who was lately elected president of the Georgia Affiliation of Legal Protection Attorneys, owns a personal observe along with her husband. He was beforehand a public defender in Fulton County for a few years.
In early January, Ms. Service provider filed courtroom papers accusing Fulton County District Lawyer Fani T. Willis of partaking in a “clandestine” relationship with Nathan J. Wade, the particular prosecutor she employed in 2021 to assist with the case towards Mr. Trump and his allies.
Ms. Service provider argued that the connection between Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis ought to disqualify her, in addition to Ms. Willis' whole workplace, from pursuing the case, citing a battle of curiosity. She claimed Ms Willis was profiting financially from the prosecution, accusing her of taking holidays with Mr Wade with cash he had made working for her.
Ms. Willis admitted to a relationship with Mr. Wade in February, however argued that was not a motive to disqualify her workplace from the case. She and Mr. Wade additionally stated they cut up the prices for personal journeys.
In courtroom filings, Ms. Service provider stated Mr. Wade was not certified for the position. However in 2016, he praised Mr. Wade's “strong authorized background” on Fb, when he supported him in one in every of his failed bids to be elected as a Superior Courtroom choose. In one other publish, a photograph confirmed her posing in a Wade marketing campaign T-shirt.
Requested in regards to the posts, Ms. Service provider lately stated that Mr. Wade “was essentially the most certified candidate in that race.”
Earlier than Thursday's listening to, Ms. Service provider served subpoenas demanding that Mr. Wade, Ms. Willis and several other witnesses testify relating to the connection between the prosecutors. It’s not clear whether or not the choose will enable them to place them on the stand.
Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim contributed report.
