Dana Ventura

Area of Practice

Real Estate Law

Dana Ventura

Dana Ventura practices Residential Real Estate Law in the firm’s Asheville office. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee and went on to earn her J.D. at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Dana practiced bankruptcy and family law in Tennessee before moving to New Jersey where she worked in real estate law, estate planning, and probate. She is excited to return to residential real estate where she enjoys helping clients through the home buying process.

Dana lives in Asheville with her husband and two daughters. In her free time, she enjoys hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains, visiting her favorite waterfalls, and spending time with family.

Education

University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J. D., 2003
Christian Brothers University, B. S., Natural Sciences, 1998

Memberships and Admissions

North Carolina Bar 2022
North Carolina State Bar Association, 2022
Buncombe County Bar Association, 2022

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