Ashley L. Heeren

Ashley Heeren is an associate in Foulston’s litigation and disputes practice group in the firm’s Wichita office. She assists clients in a broad range of insurance defense and commercial litigation matters. Ashley frequently represents insurance carriers in a significant number of cases related to personal injury, vehicle accidents, fire injury, or falls. She also handles litigation related to trusts, small business disputes, foreclosure and collection actions, and business ownership changes. She has successfully defended homeowners’ associations and their boards in disputes and helped HOA boards identify potential legal issues related to real estate covenants.

Ashley received her J.D. from Washburn University School of Law. During law school, Ashley served as an articles editor for the Washburn Law Journal. As a summer associate at Foulston, Ashley gained experience in the areas of employment and labor law, tax, litigation, oil and gas, ERISA, trusts and estates, and business law.

Outside the office, Ashley enjoys kayaking, spending time with family and friends, traveling with her husband and golden retriever, and hosting dinner parties.

Education

• Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2022)
  CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Legal Analysis, Research & Writing II, Employment Discrimination Dean’s Academic Excellence Scholarship; Dean’s Leadership Council
• Kansas State University (B.S. in Philosophy/Pre-Law, Minor in Leadership Studies, cum laude, 2019)

Admissions

• Kansas (2022)
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (2022)

• Litigation & Disputes

• Insurance

• Foulston Siefkin LLP, Summer Associate (2020, 2021)
• Kansas Department of Revenue, Legal Intern (2017)

• Kansas Bar Association
• Wichita Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
• Kansas Association of Defense Counsel
• Wichita Women Attorneys Association

Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas, board of directors

2021

• EEOC Issues Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Bias Guidance
  -Midwest Employment Law Letter, Vol. 2, No. 10