--- title: Legal Management Insights | Ashley Montgomery description: Ashley is one of Quovant’s Client Account Managers. She is a Nashville native and received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee College of Law. However, her heart and allegiance lies a little farther south with her alma mater, Ole Miss. Ashley is also a turbo kickboxing instructor and feline aficionado. ---     ** Call Us:**  **[877-534-2455](tel:8775342455)**  [![Quovant](https://blog.quovant.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Quovant-Logo-Blue.png?width=250&height=72&name=Quovant-Logo-Blue.png "Quovant")](https://www.quovant.com) ![Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png](https://blog.quovant.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog/Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png?width=102&name=Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png "Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png") # [Legal Management Insights](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old) ## [Learn the latest legal management tips and tricks from the experts at Quovant.](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old) ### Ashley Montgomery Ashley is one of Quovant’s Client Account Managers. She is a Nashville native and received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee College of Law. However, her heart and allegiance lies a little farther south with her alma mater, Ole Miss. Ashley is also a turbo kickboxing instructor and feline aficionado. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/l-ashley-montgomery-28113749/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/l-ashley-montgomery-28113749/) [ashley.montgomery@quovant.com](mailto:ashley.montgomery@quovant.com) ### Author's Posts ### [Lawyers and Lightbulbs: A Guide to Case Staffing](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/lawyers-and-lightbulbs-a-guide-to-case-staffing) by [ Ashley Montgomery](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/ashley-montgomery) on May 10, 2017 [![Lawyers and Lightbulbs: A Guide to Case Staffing - Featured Image](https://blog.quovant.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/Lightbulb%20600x410.jpg) ](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/lawyers-and-lightbulbs-a-guide-to-case-staffing) How many lawyers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Three: One to do it, and two to sue him for malpractice. [Read More ➤ ](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/lawyers-and-lightbulbs-a-guide-to-case-staffing) ### [Understanding Legal Billing Increments and Billable Hours](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/understanding-legal-billing-increments-and-billable-hours) by [ Ashley Montgomery](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/ashley-montgomery) on July 18, 2016 [![Understanding Legal Billing Increments and Billable Hours - Featured Image](https://blog.quovant.com/hubfs/Images/Blog/understanding-legal-billing-increments-and-billable-hours.jpg) ](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/understanding-legal-billing-increments-and-billable-hours) Within a single billing increment lurks a tricky truth that many who deal with lawyers and their billing practices are unaware.  Lawyers’ billing practices have long been criticized for their tendency to be exaggerated, “guesstimated,” and sometimes blatantly padded.  The lay client must rely on its lawyer not only to accurately document his or her time spent on a particular task, but to perform only those tasks that are actually necessary or helpful to the matter at hand. 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