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Ashley Reitz Peinhardt

Ashley Reitz Peinhardt is a nationally recognized trial lawyer known for her mastery of courtroom advocacy and compassionate, client-focused representation.

Ashley has achieved many multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts, some record setting for the particular county.

She combines legal excellence with her passion for storytelling to connect with juries on a human level.

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Ashley dedicated herself to working with and helping children before discovering her true calling in the courtroom.

At Cumberland School of Law, she became a standout competitor on the National Trial Team, honing the skills that now define her success.

As one of the first female attorneys at Hare Wynn, Ashley quickly earned a reputation for securing major settlements for her clients. These early wins cemented her role as a trial attorney who thrives under pressure.

Most of Ashley’s practice has focused on medical malpractice cases, where she represents individuals and families affected by life-altering negligence. Her approach is both strategic and compassionate—understanding that behind every case is a person whose life has been changed forever.

Ashley has tried countless jury trials and has conducted jury selection in every case she has tried.

Ashley frequently shares her trial advocacy knowledge through speaking engagements and as an adjunct professor at Cumberland School of Law, where she helps prepare the next generation of trial lawyers.

Ashley is member of the America Board of Trial Advocates which requires members to have significant courtroom experience and exhibit the virtues of civility, integrity and professionalism.

She has also mentored high school and college students in mock trial programs, instilling in them the same passion for trial work that drives her every day.

EDUCATION
  • Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D. (2010)
  • University of Florida, B.S. (2007)
BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Alabama (2010)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
HONORS & AWARDS
  • Super Lawyers “Rising Star”
  • National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 Under 40” & Top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers
  • B-Metro “Rising Star” & “Top Women Lawyers”
  • Birmingham Business Journal “Rising Star of Law” & “One to Watch”
  • Business Alabama “Top Attorneys in Alabama”
  • AL.com “Women Who Shape the State”
  • Best Lawyers in America® “Best Lawyer”
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • American Association for Justice
  • Alabama Association for Justice (President of Emerging Leaders, Executive Board, Chair of the Women’s Caucus)
  • Alabama State Bar & Leadership Forum
  • Birmingham Bar Association (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Board, Future Leaders Forum, Secretary/Treasurer)
  • Birmingham Bar Foundation (Board Member and Life Fellow)
  • Alabama Civil Justice Foundation (Board Member)
  • Leadership Alabama & Leadership Birmingham
  • Birmingham Inns of Court
  • Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
  • ROTARACT Club of Birmingham
FEATURED RESULTS
  • $21 million verdict for a baby death medical malpractice case in Montgomery
  • $15 million verdict in her first jury trial against a gas station for selling alcohol to minors (Alabama Supreme Court affirmation)
  • $7.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice case against Brookwood Hospital in Jefferson County, Alabama
  • $6 million verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit against an Alabama doctor who blamed a woman for her own death after surgery
  • $4 million verdict in a medical malpractice suit in Walker County, Alabama
  • $2 million in Anniston for medical malpractice wrongful death of a man discharged from the ER before ruling out a lifethreatening condition
  • Numerous verdicts and settlements over $1 million
  • Over $150 million won for clients