ASHLEY M. YOUNG
Irvine
Summary
Legal professional with comprehensive background in litigation and legal advisory services. Proven ability to manage complex legal matters while collaborating effectively with team members to achieve optimal results. Highly adaptable to evolving legal environments and client needs, with strong skills in legal research and contract negotiation.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Attorney
Tobin Lucks, LLP
09.2025 - Current
- Case Management: Handle all aspects of workers' compensation defense cases, including discovery, litigation, and negotiation.
- Represent clients in hearings and depositions.
- Draft pleadings, petitions for removal and reconsideration, and other legal documents.
- Provide legal counsel to employer and insurance communities.
- Attend depositions, hearings, and trials in order to bring the case-in-chief to a conclusion.
Litigation Attorney
Alvandi Law Group
09.2024 - 09.2025
- Handle a full caseload of workers' compensation, personal injury, or employment files from inception to resolution.
- Draft, review, and file legal documents, including pleadings, discovery demands, and motions.
- Attend depositions, hearings, and trials to advocate for clients.
- Advise clients, manage communication, and provide compassionate legal counsel to injured individuals.
- Review medical records, analyze insurance policies, and develop legal strategies to maximize client recovery.
Utilization Review Manager
Newport Healthcare
10.2021 - 08.2024
- Promoted by the National Director of Utilization Review.
- Lead a team of 7 to manage caseloads of insurance-dependent cases to provide ongoing clinical summaries to payors for continued stay.
- Oversee 11 Outpatient Programs nationwide and collaborate weekly to establish ongoing policies and procedures for systematic and operational changes within the healthcare industry.
- Create and write policies and procedures for the Outpatient Services Program which focus on medical necessity guidelines and quality of care services.
- Create and amend policies and procedures for Outpatient Services for global utilization.
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly audit reports for Billing and Finance.
- Assist in ensuring compliance measures are followed by conducting medical record audits for ongoing accreditation.
Utilization Review Specialist
Center for Families
01.2018 - 10.2021
- Recruited by the Director of Utilization Review who managed a department of 6 to 10 employees who generate an approximate revenue of over $6,000,000 in insurance claims for residential level of care.
- Manage a caseload between 20-35 clients with an average length of stay at the residential level of care at 50-60 days before stepping down to lower levels of care.
- Utilize educational knowledge and expertise in the field of mental health and substance abuse while writing higher level of care letters for Peer Reviews and Appeals to further aid in clients’ and subscribers utilization of benefits.
- Conduct periodic audits of program levels, dates authorized and authorization numbers in Sales Force to decrease the number of retroactive claims on a quarterly basis, which result in zero returned claims due to independent efficiency and cross-referencing of self-generated processes that create a checks and balances system of departmental tracking and independent tracking of utilization review.
Utilization Review Specialist
Newport Academy
01.2016 - 10.2021
- Recruited by the Director of Utilization Review who managed a department of 6 to 10 employees who generate an approximate revenue of over $6,000,000 in insurance claims for residential level of care.
- Manage a caseload between 20-35 clients with an average length of stay at the residential level of care at 50-60 days before stepping down to lower levels of care.
- Utilize educational knowledge and expertise in the field of mental health and substance abuse while writing higher level of care letters for Peer Reviews and Appeals to further aid in clients’ and subscribers utilization of benefits.
- Conduct periodic audits of program levels, dates authorized and authorization numbers in Sales Force to decrease the number of retroactive claims on a quarterly basis, which result in zero returned claims due to independent efficiency and cross-referencing of self-generated processes that create a checks and balances system of departmental tracking and independent tracking of utilization review.
Family Liaison
Newport Academy
01.2017 - 10.2018
- The position was created based on individual skill set and excelling with de-escalating cases that posed a threat to the facilities bottom-line and census.
- Examine intensity of customer complaints and assess the need for mediation.
- Mediate highly escalated cases between families and facility; facility and payor (and other outside administrative companies) when conflict cannot be resolved on the primary level with Specialists.
- Continuously build rapport with outside agencies and create a network of referrals to increase and maintain 100% census across both East and West Coasts.
- Identify trends in denials with various insurance companies and provide data to Director of Utilization Review and Director of Admissions to aid in SWOT analysis.
- Write assessment reports and amend policy and procedures on how to manage escalated customer complaints.
Executive Assistant
South Coast Behavioral Health
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Recruited by the CEO and Executive Director of a small, adult Mental Health and Substance Facility with 90% cash paying clients who generated an estimated annual revenue of $600,000.
- Created a complete Employee Handbook with policies and procedures and implemented E-Verify to ensure hiring processes through corporate compliance across city and state guidelines for all documented and undocumented workers.
- Directed the CARF accreditation process ensuring that there were officers for various aspects of the organizational leadership team, created job descriptions that matched employee duties and assisted with the development of a strategic business plan, which resulted in a 3-year CARF Accreditation.
- Managed 3 administrative assistants who performed front office duties and assisted the psychiatrist and lead psychologists.
Overnight Residential Counselor
Rosemary’s Children’s Services
12.2010 - 04.2013
- Supervised adolescent clients and wrote professional incident reports/clinical notes.
- Administered medication to adolescent clients and while building rapport in the milieu, there was a 5% increase in medication compliance.
- Maintenanced and audited Medication Records, which ensured that random state audits produced positive feedback and minimized negative state reporting on medical procedures.
Day Rehabilitation Worker/QMHP
Aviva Family & Children’s Services
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Recruited by the Director of Rehabilitation Services who oversaw an annual departmental budget of $50,000 for activities.
- Gathered data and wrote clinical notes for the Department of Mental Health providing data to DCFS, CCL, and probation departments to increase state funding from local agencies.
- Created a “Life Book” recognized and approved by Community Care Licensing.
- Created daily activities for residential programs while implementing individualized treatment goals for 36 adolescent, female clients.
- Provided guidance and resources to residents in transition to find employment, meet educational goals, and phase out of residential care, improving the rate of employment for the agency's youth by 50%.
Child Care Counselor
Hillsides
05.2010 - 10.2010
- Recruited by the Director of Adolescent Services who oversaw an average of 50-70 employees on an annual basis.
- Documented daily tasks and incidents for clients under the programs care.
- Transported youth to school, doctor’s appointments, and home visits while ensuring the AWOL decreased from 20% to 10% while out in the community and during recreational activities on-site.
- Supervised adolescent clients ensuring the AWOL statistic remained at 0%.
Youth Care Worker/Teacher
Boys Town
08.2008 - 03.2010
- Recruited by Human Resources personnel of a large adolescent mental health and substance abuse facility, servicing over 700 youth annually.
- Supervised and taught female, adolescent residents in a semi-locked residential facility.
- Represented the clients in team decision meetings while advocating for IEP’s and 504 plans.
- Wrote daily clinical summaries for each client under the facilities care to meet compliance standards for DCFS.
Education
Juris Doctorate - Law
Trinity Law School
Santa Ana, CA01.2021
Educational Doctorate - Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy
Pepperdine University
Los Angeles, CA01.2016
Master of Science - Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in Family Studies
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV01.2007
Skills
- Regulatory writing
- Business communication expertise
- Project management
- Performance evaluation
- Market expansion strategies
- Negotiation skills
- Client satisfaction management
- Development of future leaders
- Strategic issue identification
- Analytical decision making
- Strategic leadership
Affiliations
Kappa Omicron Nu, Honor Society (2011 to present)
Certification
Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution (ADR), California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA, 2015
Timeline
Associate Attorney
Tobin Lucks, LLP
09.2025 - Current
Litigation Attorney
Alvandi Law Group
09.2024 - 09.2025
Utilization Review Manager
Newport Healthcare
10.2021 - 08.2024
Utilization Review Specialist
Center for Families
01.2018 - 10.2021
Family Liaison
Newport Academy
01.2017 - 10.2018
Utilization Review Specialist
Newport Academy
01.2016 - 10.2021
Executive Assistant
South Coast Behavioral Health
01.2014 - 01.2015
Day Rehabilitation Worker/QMHP
Aviva Family & Children’s Services
01.2012 - 01.2013
Overnight Residential Counselor
Rosemary’s Children’s Services
12.2010 - 04.2013
Child Care Counselor
Hillsides
05.2010 - 10.2010
Youth Care Worker/Teacher
Boys Town
08.2008 - 03.2010
Educational Doctorate - Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy
Pepperdine University
Master of Science - Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in Family Studies
California State University, Northridge
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Nevada
Juris Doctorate - Law
Trinity Law School