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Ashley N. Hadler

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Practice Areas:

  • Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
  • Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault
  • Medical Malpractice

Biography

Ashley Hadler focuses her law practice on representing survivors and families affected by nursing home abuse, sexual abuse, and medical malpractice. Ashley handles cases throughout Indiana and Illinois. She grew up in Greensburg, Indiana and attended college and law school in Indiana. After law school, Ashley lived in Chicago where she represented victims of nursing home negligence and medical malpractice against some of the largest hospitals and nursing home chains in the Midwest.

She returned to Indianapolis in 2017 to continue helping people who were injured by abuse, neglect, and malpractice. Ashley's unique background in science, psychology, and health law benefits her clients who have suffered from trauma and have complex medical issues. She understands the issues faced by kids and adults who are injured where they live, are educated, are coached, or receive medical treatment.

Ashley often speaks to group of attorneys, victim advocates, and survivors of abuse about the legal options available to survivors and their families. She knows how to find people and businesses that may be held accountable for abuse and how to find sources of compensation available to survivors.

Ashley's clients range from children to the elderly. She has experience handling sexual abuse and assault cases against churches and religious organizations, residential care facilities, daycares, schools, and sports teams. As a woman and a mother, Ashley brings an important female perspective to litigating civil abuse and neglect cases.

Ashley is a board member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, and a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. She is a volunteer guardian for the Indianapolis Center for At Risk Elders (CARE). She is a past vice-chair of the Young Lawyer's Council of the National Crime Victims Bar Association and an active member of the Prevent Child Abuse Indiana Advisory Board. Ashley spends her free time with her husband, their son, and Poppy the French Bulldog.

Education

  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • J.D. - 2011
    • Honors: Health Law Concentration
  • DePauw University
    • B.A. - 2006
    • Major: Biology

Bar Admissions

  • Indiana, 2011
  • Illinois, 2013
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2018
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2018

Current Employment Position

  • Attorney

Professional Associations And Memberships

  • American Association for Justice—Nursing Home, Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault Litigation Groups
  • Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • National Crime Victim’s Bar Association, Past-Vice Chair Young Lawyer’s Council
  • Prevent Child Abuse Indiana Advisory Board
  • Indianapolis Bar Association

Honors & Awards

  • Indiana Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2018-2022
  • Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015-2017
  • Illinois Leading Lawyers, Emerging Lawyer, 2015

Speaking Engagements, Presentations, & Writings

  • Presenter, ICLEF Medical Malpractice Update “Third Party Liability,” Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, February 2022
  • Chair and Presenter, “ICLEF Nursing Home Abuse Seminar,” Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, June 2021
  • Presenter, “Indiana Arbitration Law Update,” Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, May 2021
  • Presenter, “Returning to the Courthouse? Safety, Viability and Logistics,” National Crime Victims Bar Association, October 2020
  • Presenter, “It Takes a Village: Protecting the Elderly from Abuse,” National Center for Victims of Crime, June 2020
  • Presenter, “Let the Sun Shine In: Combatting Secrecy in Abuse Litigation,” Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, May 2020
  • Presenter, ’’Sexual Abuse Litigation: Calculating and Maximizing Damages,” Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2019
  • Presenter, “Sexual Abuse in Residential Facilities,” Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
  • Author, “Civil Sexual Abuse Litigation: A Guide for Survivors,” 2019
  • Presenter, “Forensic Science Fundamentals for Attorneys,” National Business Institute, 2019
  • Panelist, “Working with Physically and Emotionally Traumatize Clients in Your Legal Practice,” Indianapolis Bar Association, 2018
  • Panelist, “College and Church Sexual Assault Litigation,” Mass Torts Made Perfect, 2018
  • Speaker, “Profits Over People-Spotting Issues of Neglect in Long Term Care Cases,” Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2018
  • Presenter, “Trial of the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Case,” National Business Institute, 2018
  • Presenter, “Mechanics of a Nursing Home Fall Case,” Levin & Perconti In-House Continuing Legal Education, 2016
  • Presenter, “Proving Your Case through Written Discovery”, National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, 2016

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Center for At Risk Elders Volunteer Guardian
  • National Crime Victim’s Bar Association, Civil Justice Institute, Panelist
  • Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, Advisory Board Member
  • Decatur County Cheer Fund, Volunteer
  • Families First of Indiana, ‘Give a Wrap, Volunteer

Representative Results

Reported Cases

  • Doe v. Carmel Operator LLC, 160 N.E.3d 518 (Ind. 2021)

Volunteer & Community Involvement

  • Center for At Risk Elders Volunteer Guardian
  • National Crime Victim’s Bar Association, Civil Justice Institute, Panelist
  • Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, Advisory Board Member
  • Families First of Indiana, ‘Give a Wrap, Volunteer
  • Decatur County Cheer Fund, Volunteer