A partner with Meshbesher & Spence, Ashley currently serves as the lead attorney for the firm’s workers’ compensation and PERA/MSRS disability practice areas. Her practice focuses exclusively on workers’ compensation, PERA/MSRS disability, and personal injury cases. Ashley has successfully litigated dozens of workers’ compensation hearings, PERA/MSRS, and Healthcare Continuation administrative law trials.
Ashley has represented hundreds of injured workers in the State of Minnesota, with a particular focus on representing first responders injured in the line of duty, including police officers, firefighters, paramedics, correctional officers, and dispatchers. Ashley has extensive experience trying and negotiating workers’ compensation, 299A.465 health care continuation, and civil litigation matters. These claims commonly involve significant, career-ending injuries, including:
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, from a specific incident or cumulative trauma
- Orthopedic injuries from specific events
- Orthopedic injuries from overuse (Gillette injuries)
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Chemical or toxic exposure injuries, including occupational asthma and cancer
Ashley has been consistently selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and a Top Lawyer featured in Minnesota Monthly. Ashley has successfully argued at the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA), and the Minnesota Supreme Court. She has also lectured at continuing legal education seminars, including for the Minnesota Association for Justice. She has also been a speaker at the HealthPartners Occupational Medicine Residency Program and has given presentations to police and firefighter groups across the State of Minnesota.
Sustaining an injury due to the negligence of others can cost you money, time, and independence. Trust our experienced law firm to help you file the correct paperwork on time, so you can focus on recovery.
You work hard to make an honest living, but getting hurt on the job can put you out of commission, leaving medical bills and living costs to pile up. Trust our Minnesota attorneys to help you file and navigate your workers’ compensation claim.
Injured in the line of duty? Our law firm proudly supports Minnesota’s first responders with PERA & MSRS disability claims. You serve our communities everyday. Now let us serve you with professional legal representation.