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Our FirmOur team includes two attorneys, Lindsey Eastwood and Ashley Rushton, as well as one paralegal, Bayley Gamble, and one legal assistant, Ashley Bean.
Lindsey EastwoodLindsey Eastwood is an experienced trial lawyer who specializes in Probate and Estate Administration; Guardianship and Conservatorships; Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning; and Civil Litigation. She understands the stress associated with Probate and Trust disputes. She provides excellent legal services to her clients and reasonable and predictable fee structures. She takes a compassionate approach to handling your legal affairs.
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Lindsey has a strong background in writing and composition that enables her to excel at drafting pleadings in probate matters, estate and trust administration, and estate planning documents, such as wills and trusts. Her writing talent in motion practice is a significant benefit of retaining her as counsel. In addition to her writing skills, Lindsey is also a very successful litigator in civil and probate courts. She recently obtained a $500,000 settlement in a beneficiary designation dispute over capacity and $111,000 judgment in a contested probate fraud case. She also has many successful jury verdicts in trial in Jefferson and Madison County.
Lindsey routinely handles adversarial estates where there are disputes between heirs, breaches of fiduciary duty, malfeasance in estates and trust administration, will contests, disputes in guardianships and conservatorships, and other contentious matters. Her knowledge of probate procedures between Alabama Counties with equity jurisdiction in Probate Courts and those without is a significant advantage to retaining her as counsel.
Before starting her own practice, Lindsey worked for some of the top trial lawyers in Alabama, which gave her the benefit of taking numerous depositions and successfully trying jury trials. Her litigation experience helps her evaluate cases with a "big picture" mentality and maximize returns whether a jury trial is needed. On occasion, she also resolves cases through mediation and arbitration, which can sometimes be cost-saving. A key focus of her practice is also estate planning, wills, trusts, estate and probate administration, and civil litigation, which involves drafting legal instruments and trial work. Lindsey is licensed to practice in all state courts in Alabama, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, and the Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals.
Lindsey lives in Hoover with her husband and two daughters. She and her family attend Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. Lindsey is active in her children's schools, the Hoover community, and various nonprofits.
Lindsey earned her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law, where she was a finalist in the Donworth Moot Court Competition. Prior to law school, Lindsey attended Birmingham-Southern College where she received a B.A. in English and a minor in classics. At Birmingham-Southern, Lindsey was also an active member of the Student Government Association and Alpha Omicron Pi Women’s Fraternity.
Lindsey serves as Chairperson of the Birmingham Bar Association's Probate Section and a member of the Executive Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association. She is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Birmingham, the Elder Law Section and the Real Property and Probate and Trust Section of the Alabama State Bar, the Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section in addition to the Probate Section of the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Shelby County Bar Association.
Bar Admissions
Alabama State Bar, 2014
U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., 2014
Birmingham-Southern College, B.A. English, cum laude, 2010
Bar Memberships
Alabama State Bar
Elder Law Section, Real Property and Probate and Trust Section
Birmingham Bar Association
Executive Committee, Probate Section Board, Solo & Small Firm Section, of the Birmingham Bar Association
Bessemer Bar Association
Lindsey routinely handles adversarial estates where there are disputes between heirs, breaches of fiduciary duty, malfeasance in estates and trust administration, will contests, disputes in guardianships and conservatorships, and other contentious matters. Her knowledge of probate procedures between Alabama Counties with equity jurisdiction in Probate Courts and those without is a significant advantage to retaining her as counsel.
Before starting her own practice, Lindsey worked for some of the top trial lawyers in Alabama, which gave her the benefit of taking numerous depositions and successfully trying jury trials. Her litigation experience helps her evaluate cases with a "big picture" mentality and maximize returns whether a jury trial is needed. On occasion, she also resolves cases through mediation and arbitration, which can sometimes be cost-saving. A key focus of her practice is also estate planning, wills, trusts, estate and probate administration, and civil litigation, which involves drafting legal instruments and trial work. Lindsey is licensed to practice in all state courts in Alabama, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, and the Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals.
Lindsey lives in Hoover with her husband and two daughters. She and her family attend Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. Lindsey is active in her children's schools, the Hoover community, and various nonprofits.
Lindsey earned her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law, where she was a finalist in the Donworth Moot Court Competition. Prior to law school, Lindsey attended Birmingham-Southern College where she received a B.A. in English and a minor in classics. At Birmingham-Southern, Lindsey was also an active member of the Student Government Association and Alpha Omicron Pi Women’s Fraternity.
Lindsey serves as Chairperson of the Birmingham Bar Association's Probate Section and a member of the Executive Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association. She is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Birmingham, the Elder Law Section and the Real Property and Probate and Trust Section of the Alabama State Bar, the Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section in addition to the Probate Section of the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Shelby County Bar Association.
Bar Admissions
Alabama State Bar, 2014
U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., 2014
Birmingham-Southern College, B.A. English, cum laude, 2010
Bar Memberships
Alabama State Bar
Elder Law Section, Real Property and Probate and Trust Section
Birmingham Bar Association
Executive Committee, Probate Section Board, Solo & Small Firm Section, of the Birmingham Bar Association
Bessemer Bar Association
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Ashley Rushton
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Ashley enjoys legal research and the challenge of applying her findings to legal arguments. In her first two years of practice, Ashley successfully objected to creditor claims totaling over $130,000.00, which resulted in creditor claims being disallowed or withdrawn, ultimately saving estates time and money and distributing more money to estate beneficiaries. Ashley drafts various pleadings, motions, discovery requests, legal memorandums, objections to claims, claims against estates, inventories, accountings, proposed orders, estate planning documents, and deeds. Ashley brings a hands-on approach to every case and vigorously advocates for our clients. Ashley focuses primarily on opening, administering, and closing estates as well as guardianships, conservatorships, and estate planning matters. Ashley has consistently proven to be an invaluable asset to our firm.
Ashley also clerked for the late Honorable Anne Lamkin Durward of the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, Domestic Relations Division. Ashley’s domestic relations experience, particularly with common law marriage, settlement agreements, and support modifications, is advantageous to our firm and our clients as domestic relations issues often intermingle in probate cases.
At Cumberland School of Law, Ashley was a member of the Alabama Student Bar Association, Women in Law, Christian Legal Society, Cumberland Public Interest & Community Service Organization, and First-Generation Law Students Organization. Ashley was awarded the Scholar of Merit for Mortgages and Securities. Prior to law school, Ashley graduated with honors from Troy University summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Science in 2019.
Outside of the firm, Ashley is a member of the Elder Law Section and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Alabama State Bar, the Shelby County Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section and the Probate Section of the Birmingham Bar Association. Ashley currently serves on the Birmingham Bar Association’s Membership Committee and Scholarship Committee as well as the Probate Section’s Executive Board as a Member-At-Large. Outside of work, Ashley is a proud dog mom, and she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, shopping, and supporting charities and non-profit organizations local to Shelby County.
Bar Admissions
Alabama State Bar, 2023
Education
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., 2023
Troy University, B.S. Political Science, summa cum laude, 2019
Bar Memberships
Alabama State Bar
Elder Law Section, Real Property and Probate and Trust Section
Birmingham Bar Association
Probate Section Board, Membership Committee and Scholarship Committee, Solo/Small Firm Section
Shelby County Bar Association
Certifications
Guardian ad Litem, Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts
Ashley also clerked for the late Honorable Anne Lamkin Durward of the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, Domestic Relations Division. Ashley’s domestic relations experience, particularly with common law marriage, settlement agreements, and support modifications, is advantageous to our firm and our clients as domestic relations issues often intermingle in probate cases.
At Cumberland School of Law, Ashley was a member of the Alabama Student Bar Association, Women in Law, Christian Legal Society, Cumberland Public Interest & Community Service Organization, and First-Generation Law Students Organization. Ashley was awarded the Scholar of Merit for Mortgages and Securities. Prior to law school, Ashley graduated with honors from Troy University summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Science in 2019.
Outside of the firm, Ashley is a member of the Elder Law Section and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Alabama State Bar, the Shelby County Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Section and the Probate Section of the Birmingham Bar Association. Ashley currently serves on the Birmingham Bar Association’s Membership Committee and Scholarship Committee as well as the Probate Section’s Executive Board as a Member-At-Large. Outside of work, Ashley is a proud dog mom, and she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, shopping, and supporting charities and non-profit organizations local to Shelby County.
Bar Admissions
Alabama State Bar, 2023
Education
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., 2023
Troy University, B.S. Political Science, summa cum laude, 2019
Bar Memberships
Alabama State Bar
Elder Law Section, Real Property and Probate and Trust Section
Birmingham Bar Association
Probate Section Board, Membership Committee and Scholarship Committee, Solo/Small Firm Section
Shelby County Bar Association
Certifications
Guardian ad Litem, Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts
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Bayley Gamble
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Bayley is an asset to the firm, and she has excellent relationships with our clients. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, camping, and spending time with her family and her church.
Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham, B.S. Criminal Justice, 2022
Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham, B.S. Criminal Justice, 2022
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Ashley Bean
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