Bio

Ashley Burleson practice is focused primarily on estate planning, estate and gift tax, and estate and trust administration, but also involves formation and governance of family businesses, planning for people with special needs, and charitable and elder planning. She has a broad range of clients that include individuals, small business owners, and farmers and ranchers. She also represents local and national institutions in their roles as trustees and other fiduciaries. Ashley was born and raised in Texas. She attended the University of Texas, where she graduated with honors with a degree in accounting. In 1994, she moved to Montana and later attended the University of Montana School of Law, where she served on the editorial board of the Montana Law Review and graduated with high honors. Ashley practiced in the firm’s Billings office for 17 years before recently relocating to Bozeman. Ashley is committed to serving her community and profession. She is a current Board Member and Past President of the Montana Justice Foundation. She has previously served on the governing boards of RiverStone Health Foundation, Yellowstone Area Bar Association, Montana State University – Billings Foundation, Billings Preservation Society, and the Billings chapter of the Mental Health Association. Prior to moving to Bozeman, she was probono counsel to the Yellowstone County Guardianship Council. Ashley is a graduate of the Leadership Montana and the Leadership Billings programs. In 2012, she was honored to be selected as one of the Billings Gazette’s “40 under Forty”. In 2016, she was named to the Best Lawyers in America in Trusts and Estates.