Why Trust A&M Law?
Experience, credentials, and results matter when your freedom, your family, or your future is on the line. Here's what stands behind our name.
24+
Years combined experience
Hundreds
Of cases resolved
50+
Trials as lead counsel
4.8★
23 Google reviews
Experience That Spans Both Sides of the Courtroom
Misty Gaubatz clerked in federal court and worked in prosecution before building her defense and family law practice, so she knows exactly how the other side prepares a case. Ashley Hurlbert has served as lead attorney in more than 50 jury and bench trials. Combined, they bring more than 24 years of legal experience to your matter.
Credentials Most Firms Can't Match
Between them, the partners hold NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) certification and NHTSA DUI certification, Certified Mediator credentials, a Certified Guardian ad Litem appointment, and ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) training. These aren't decorative. They directly shape how we challenge DUI evidence, mediate family disputes, and advocate for children.
Admitted at Every Level of Montana's Courts
Our attorneys appear in Montana Justice Courts, City and Municipal Courts, District Courts, and the Montana Supreme Court, as well as the Montana Human Rights Bureau and United States Federal Court. Wherever your case is heard, we are admitted to be there.
We Pioneered a Better Way to Divorce
Misty and Ashley co-created Cooperative Family Law in Western Montana, a structured, out-of-court process that resolves divorce and parenting matters with less conflict, lower cost, and better outcomes for children than traditional litigation.
Rooted in the Communities We Serve
From Missoula Aging Services and the Missoula Community Chorus to the North Bitterroot Little League and the Domestic Violence Rape Crisis Center, our attorneys invest in the same communities our clients call home. We're not a faceless firm. We live here.
Meet the Attorneys Behind A&M Law
Misty Gaubatz
Partner · Montana Bar #12234
Licensed Montana attorney and co-founder of A&M Law. Over two decades in the practice of law focusing on family law, criminal defense, and DUI defense, with federal and state court experience and a Certificate in Mediation.
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Partner
Licensed Montana attorney and co-founder of A&M Law. 18 years of experience as lead counsel in 50+ jury and bench trials. A Certified Mediator and Certified Guardian ad Litem focusing on family law, criminal defense, and DUI defense.
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