Ashton Dietrich navigates the intricate landscapes of health care litigation, complex commercial disputes, and constitutional matters with a sharp, analytical approach. She represents hospitals and health care providers in managed care reimbursement disputes and has a deep understanding of issues related to state prompt pay statutes, ERISA, and enforcement of rights for underpayments and denials of medical claims. She has experience drafting and arguing motions and memoranda before state and federal trial courts and has provided invaluable assistance on various appellate matters.
Ashton demonstrates adaptability across a number of industries as she helps to develop and execute strategy at all stages of litigation. She has represented medical device manufacturers in complex multi-district litigation actions and has experience in tort and products liability, civil rights matters, and railroad litigation.
Ashton is a graduate of the Center for Health Law Studies at Saint Louis University School of Law, which has been one of the top health law programs in the nation for over a decade. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Health Law & Policy and argued in the national championship round of the New York City Bar Association’s National Moot Court Competition.
experience
- Representing in-network and out-of-network hospitals and healthcare providers in managed care reimbursement disputes against insurance companies for services provided to patients
- Representing health systems in class action litigation
- Representing health care providers enforcing their rights under the Texas “prompt pay” statutes
- Representing owner of closely held companies in breach of contract and fiduciary duty derivative arbitration and lawsuit against other members and managers.
- Second-chaired arbitration hearing in employment dispute resulting in take-nothing judgment in favor of client
- Prepared multiple summary judgment motions in products liability disputes resulting in dismissal of all claims
- Represented cattle rancher in obtaining favorable ruling in breach of contract and fiduciary duty dispute arising out of mishandling and mistreatment of cattle
- Assisted in obtaining state court ruling that state statute restricting reproductive rights is procedurally unconstitutional
- American Health Law Association
- Judge Robert G. Dowd Senior Appellate Advocacy Award
- Academic Excellence Award
- Legal Research and Writing I & II
- Thomas F. Eagleton Scholar
- 2017-2018
I am an avid runner and cook. I love to travel, especially to mountainous destinations. In my spare time, I enjoy working out and finding new coffee shops.