Ashley Hurlbert

Ashley Hurlbert is a Partner and co-founder of A&M Law in Missoula, Montana. Born and raised in Butte, she brings deep Montana roots together with 18 years of legal experience to every client she represents, and a courtroom record few attorneys in the region can match.

Over those 18 years, Ashley has served as lead attorney in more than 50 jury and bench trials, and has successfully negotiated and settled hundreds of cases. She is licensed in Montana and admitted in state and federal court.

Ashley earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of North Dakota School of Law (transferring after her first year from Willamette College of Law in Oregon) and her undergraduate degree in History with a minor in Political Science from Montana State University Billings, where she also played college softball. After law school she built a successful practice in Dickinson, North Dakota, advancing from associate to partner in just three years.

Her practice spans criminal defense, family law, DUI defense, and landlord eviction proceedings. As a Certified Guardian ad Litem, Ashley is appointed by courts to represent the best interests of children, experience that informs every custody and parenting case she handles. As a Certified Mediator, she has guided hundreds of parties to resolution outside the courtroom.

A breast cancer survivor, Ashley's personal journey reinforced her decision to return home to Montana and build something meaningful. Together with Misty Gaubatz, she co-pioneered the Cooperative Family Law approach, helping families navigate divorce and custody with less conflict, lower cost, and better outcomes for children.

Ashley gives back to the communities that shaped her: she volunteers with North Bitterroot Little League and supports the St. Alexius Foundation, the Domestic Violence Rape Crisis Center in Dickinson, Make-A-Wish, the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Association, and the Silverlinings Cancer Support Group, among others. She is married with three children and is passionate about family, dogs, golf, fishing, and everything Montana has to offer.