Pennsylvania Supreme Court freezes attorney accounts after $98,000 theft charge
Ashley M. Lovelace faces theft charges after redirecting a client's escrow funds from a 2025 home sale to personal accounts.
By Beatriz Soto ·
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court moved Ashley M. Lovelace's law license to inactive status on Tuesday.
The court issued the order following Lovelace's arrest in September for allegedly stealing $98,000 from a client.
The order requires Lovelace to submit a detailed list of her clients, including dates, amounts, and circumstances of funds she controlled.
It also demands bank account information and directs financial institutions to freeze any accounts holding client money.
Westmoreland County detectives arrested Lovelace, 42, of Sewickley Township, on charges of theft by unlawful taking, failure to make required disposition of funds, and receiving stolen property.
The charges relate to a check issued in November 2025 from the sale of a client couple's home.
The client provided the check to Lovelace for placement into an escrow account pending their divorce proceedings.
Bank records indicate Lovelace deposited the check into a business account for Lovelace Law.
Between January and May, she had the check reissued to herself and transferred the full amount to two personal accounts.
Police said personal purchases and withdrawals occurred from those accounts during that period.
The client told investigators that Lovelace became unreachable a few months after receiving the funds.
Lovelace was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 2009 and was already under an administrative suspension when she was arrested in September 2026.
