Ashley Hurlbert

Ashley Hurlbert is a partner and co-founder of A&M Law in Missoula, Montana, where Hurlbert focuses on family law, child custody, adoption, criminal defense, DUI and DWI, and personal injury. The practice includes family disputes, criminal cases, injury matters, and mediation-related work. Hurlbert works on matters that require careful review of the facts, governing law, and the client’s practical objectives. The work stays closely connected to the decisions, risks, transactions, or disputes that brought the client to counsel.

Hurlbert earned her J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law after transferring from Willamette College of Law following her first year. She also earned a B.A. History / Political Science from Montana State University Billings. Her legal education is complemented by trial work and training as a Certified Mediator and Certified Guardian ad Litem. This background supports her work in family law, criminal defense, DUI / DWI, and personal injury matters.

Hurlbert has experience with more than eighteen years in practice and lead-counsel responsibility in more than fifty trials. Her matters include family-law disputes, criminal defense, DUI and DWI cases, adoption and custody issues, and personal-injury claims. This experience supports organized matter development and preparation for negotiation, transactions, administrative proceedings, trial, or appeal when required. It also informs how facts, documents, legal arguments, and procedural choices are evaluated as a matter develops.

Ashley Hurlbert brings substantial courtroom experience to a practice spanning family, criminal, and injury matters. She is also a certified mediator and guardian ad litem, adding alternative-dispute and child-focused experience to her work. The combination of education, prior roles, and current practice supports careful legal judgment and disciplined client service. The practice remains focused on the areas reflected in the lawyer’s current professional profile and clear guidance through the legal process.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, A&M Law
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Volunteer, North Bitterroot Little League
• Member, St. Alexius Foundation
• Member, Domestic Violence Rape Crisis Center (Dickinson)
• Member, Make-A-Wish
• Member, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Association
• Member, Silverlinings Cancer Support Group

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Montana State University Billings
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History / Political Science

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