Ashley M. Gilbert-Johnson

Partner
Office: Fort Wayne
ajohnson@kdlegal.com
p: 260-422-9458
f: 260-422-1622

Ashley Gilbert-Johnson is a civil litigation, medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, and commercial litigation attorney. She represents healthcare providers, insurers, and businesses in high-stakes litigation, including the defense of medical malpractice claims, insurance coverage disputes, and commercial contract matters.

Experience

Representative Experience

Lead counsel through jury trial obtaining a defense verdict for physicians in a lawsuit alleging delay in care and failure to obtain informed consent
Lead counsel through jury trial obtaining a defense verdict for hospital in a lawsuit alleging failure to respond to patient symptoms
Efficiently and successfully represents both hospitals and physicians as lead counsel in numerous medical malpractice actions filed with the Indiana Department of Insurance
Secured dismissals, via summary judgment or voluntary dismissal, of numerous state court actions
Represents health care providers in response to consumer complaints against their professional licensure before appropriate licensing boards
Represents Governmental entities in negligence claims pursuant to the Tort Claims Act

Professional Associations

Member, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
Member, Benjamin Harrison American Inns of Court
Board Member, Parkview Hospital IRB
Executive Committee Member, Allen County Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section
Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Litigation Counsel

Civic Involvement

Member, Allen County United Way, Resource Development Committee

Awards & Recognitions

Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch® 2024-2026
- Health Care Law
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Indiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, 2018-2026
- Civil Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
Business Weekly's Forty Under 40, Class of 2025

Publications

Author, "Applying McKeen & Miller: Raising New Theories After the Medical Review Panel," published April 7, 2017
Author, "Indiana Commercial Court Pilot Project," published March 18, 2016

Credentials

Education

J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 2015
B.A. in English & Criminology, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, 2012

Bar & Court Admissions

Indiana, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2015
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2016

Practices & Industries

Practices

Industries

Insights

Lead counsel through jury trial obtaining a defense verdict for physicians in a lawsuit alleging delay in care and failure to obtain informed consent
Lead counsel through jury trial obtaining a defense verdict for hospital in a lawsuit alleging failure to respond to patient symptoms
Efficiently and successfully represents both hospitals and physicians as lead counsel in numerous medical malpractice actions filed with the Indiana Department of Insurance
Secured dismissals, via summary judgment or voluntary dismissal, of numerous state court actions
Represents health care providers in response to consumer complaints against their professional licensure before appropriate licensing boards
Represents Governmental entities in negligence claims pursuant to the Tort Claims Act