Blake M. Ashbee
Attorney & Chief Operating Officer
Blake M. Ashbee serves as Chief Operating Officer for Long & Long Injury Attorneys, having a long and distinguished career in both public service and the private sector. Prior to coming to the firm, Blake served as the Presidentially appointed Chief of Staff for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, where he worked with the environmental programs of eight southeastern states to further the agency’s vital mission of protecting human health and the environment. There he oversaw the senior executive leadership and over 800 career staff with a budget of approximately one billion dollars.

Featured Settlements / Awards

$9,000,000
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Wrongful Death – Mobile County, Alabama

$6,750,000
Semi Truck Wrongful Death/Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$6,500,000
Semi Truck Personal Injury Case – Shreveport, Louisiana

$5,750,000
Maritime/Admiralty -Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$5,060,000
Industrial Accident Wrongful Death Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$5,000,000
Industrial Accident/Explosion Burn Injury Case- Baldwin County, Alabama

$4,750,000
Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Case, involving a failure to properly treat an allergic reaction – Mobile County, Alabama

$4,750,000
Semi Truck Accident Wrongful Death Case – Butler County, Alabama

$4,700,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss of Business Insurance Claim – Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$4,500,000
Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case -Mobile County, Alabama

$3,500,000
Wrongful Death Of Child At Private Group Home – Dallas County, Alabama

$3,000,000
Defective Smoke Detector Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$2,750,000
Slip And Fall Wrongful Death Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$2,700,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss Of Business Insurance Claim – Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$2,400,000
Defective Product/Wrongful Death Case – Escambia County, Alabama

$2,350,000
Defective Automobile/Tire Wrongful Death Case – Lowndes County, Alabama

$2,100,000
Hurricane Property Damage/Loss of Business Insurance Claim -Baldwin County, Alabama

$2,100,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss Of Business Insurance Claim- Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$2,000,000
Product Liability Case- Escambia County, Alabama

$2,000,000
Semi Truck Wrongful Death Case – Lawrence County, Alabama

$1,850,000
Medical Malpractice Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$1,750,000
Farm Equipment Accident – Products Liability – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,500,000
Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,200,000
Industrial Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$1,100,000
Industrial Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$1,019,000
Commercial Truck Accident

$1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,000,000
Semi-Truck Accident – Columbia County, Florida

$1,000,000
Drunk Driver Accident

$1,000,000
Tornado Property Damage/Loss of Business Insurance Claim – Mobile County, Alabama

$1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Monroe County, Alabama

$900,000
Industrial Accident Personal Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$825,000
Semi Truck Accident Injury Case – Covington County, Alabama

$805,000
Semi Truck Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$800,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Conecuh County, Alabama

$800,000
Semi Truck Wrongful Death Case – Russell County, Alabama

$795,000
Hurricane Property Damage/Loss Of Business Insurance Claim – Baldwin County, Alabama

$780,000
Defective High Pressure Hose/Personal Injury – Mobile County, Alabama

$750,000
Medical Malpractice Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$625,000
Offshore Maritime Injury Case – New Orleans, Louisiana

$625,000
Premises Liability – Wrongful Death Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$600,000
Semi Truck Accident Personal Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$600,000
Semi Truck Accident Personal Injury Case- Escambia County, Alabama

$600,000
Motor Vehicle Accident- Mobile County, Alabama

$550,000
Insurance Fraud – Mobile County, Alabama

$520,000
Tornado Property Damage/Homeowner Insurance Claim – Mobile County, Alabama

$500,000
Premises Liability – Escambia County, Alabama

$500,000
Premises Liability – Personal Injury Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$475,000
Property Damage Claim – Mobile County, Alabama

$450,000
DUI Motor vehicle Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$432,000
DUI Accident

$400,000
Uninsured Motorist Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$400,000
Slip and Fall Case

$350,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$350,000
Nursing Home Negligence Case- Houston County, Alabama

$350,000
Motorcycle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$350,000
Motorcycle Accident Personal Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Motor Boat/Water Tubing Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$300,000
Wrongful Death Of A Child At A Day Care Center – Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Washington County, Alabama

$300,000
Homeowner’s Swimming Pool Liability/Wrongful Death Of A Child – Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Fire Property Damage/ Homeowner Insurance Claim, Mobile County, Alabama

$300,000
Semi Truck Accident

$290,000
DUI Car Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$275,000
Slip and Fall Case

$275,000
Slip and Fall Case – Baldwin County, Alabama

$275,000
Products Liability – Mobile County, Alabama

$250,000
Defective Prescription Drug Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$240,000
Defective Prescription Drug- Mobile County, Alabama

$240,000
Semi Truck Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$240,000
Defective Prescription Drug Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$220,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Lowndes County, Alabama

$200,000
Uninsured Motorist Case- Mobile County, Alabama

$200,000
Insurance Burial Policy Fraud- Mobile County, Alabama

$200,000
Uninsured Motorist Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$195,000
18-Wheeler Accident

$160,000
Worker’s Compensation Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$150,000
Car Accident Personal Injury Case – Washington County, Alabama

$150,000
Motor Vehicle Accident/Uninsured Motorist Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$150,000
Offshore Maritime Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$150,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama.

$140,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$135,000
Maritime Injury Case – Mobile County, Alabama

$127,500
DUI Motor Vehicle Accident- Lowndes County, Alabama

$125,000
Motorcycle Accident – Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

$115,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Forrest County, Mississippi

$110,000
Premises Liability – Baldwin County, Alabama

$100,000
Slip and Fall – Six figure (Over $100,000) – Alabama

$100,000
Motor Vehicle/Pedestrian Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$100,000
Dog Bite Attack – Mobile County, Alabama

$100,000
Motor Vehicle Accident – Jackson County, Mississippi

$100,000
Motor Vehicle Accident/DUI – Mobile County, Alabama

$100,000
Motor Vehicle Accident Involving Company Truck – Mobile County, Alabama

$92,500
Motor Vehicle Accident – Mobile County, Alabama

$50,000
Premise Liability – Orange Beach, Alabama

$50,000
Car Accident – Baldwin County, Alabama

$50,000
Slip and Fall case – Mobile County, Alabama
Overview
Before his appointment to the agency, Blake Ashbee worked as an attorney and lobbyist in Atlanta, GA for two international law firms where his practice focused on state and local government affairs. Blake’s experience included leading efforts before the Georgia General Assembly for passage of key legislative priorities. He was appointed by former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to serve as Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development where he oversaw workforce investment activities and spearheaded Georgia’s skilled trade initiative – Go Build Georgia. Blake also served in Governor Deal’s administration as Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Executive Counsel. In addition to his experience at the state level, Blake has served in senior advisory roles to members of U.S. Congress and as a Presidential appointee at the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as with Fortune 500 companies.
Blake has served on the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Georgia Chamber Government Affairs Council, as Vice Chair of the Chamber Energy and Environment Policy Committee, and on the Partnership Council for the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. He previously served on the Judicial Nominating Commission having been appointed by Governor Deal and on the Board of Directors for Great Promise Partnership.
Professional & Community Involvement
- Former Commissioner, State of Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission (Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal)
- Past Board Member, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
- Past Board Member, Great Promise Partnership
- Partnership Council Member, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
Credentials
Education
- The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D.
- The University of Alabama, Manderson School of Business, M.B.A.
- The University of Alabama, B.S.
Admissions
- The Alabama State Bar
- The Georgia State Bar
Awards & Accolades
- Listed, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Top players in Georgia legislative session, 2016, 2017
- Listed, James Magazine, “Top Law Firms,” Georgia’s Top Lobbyists & Associations, 2015, 2016
- “Top Male Lobbyists,” 2016
- “Rising Stars,” 2015