Ashby Grace Henry was born and raised in Hope Hull, AL. She graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History. At Auburn, she won the Distinguished History Major award as well as the Malcolm C. McMillan Research Project Award for her junior thesis on women in agriculture.
Ashby earned her Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law in 2026. In her time at Cumberland, she was a semi-finalist in the Williams Trial Competition her 1L year, and was a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Team her 2L and 3L years, competing in the Client Counseling and Mediation competitions. Ashby also served on the Career Development Advisory Board, and clerked for Judge Chad Bryan in the Middle District of Alabama in 2026.
Throughout law school, Ashby clerked at Webster Henry, the firm founded by her father Mitch Henry along with Will Webster. Ashby is thrilled to continue her father’s legacy of legal services, and joined the firm as an associate in the Birmingham office upon her bar passage in September of 2026.