Professional Profile
Amy has concentrated on complex class action litigation since beginning her practice of law in 2008.   Amy has a particular fondness for consumer protection and, in addition, works on numerous business and antitrust matters for the firm.

Amy has been asked to master a variety of tasks in the practice of law.  She has assisted in seeking summary judgment on behalf of a class of Plaintiffs against a major insurance company, made several material discovery finds in significant antitrust litigation, and briefed numerous matters pending in federal courts in multiple jurisdictions.

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan
• American Association for Justice
• Public Justice

Charitable & Community Contributions

• Board member and Preservation Chair, Chicago Art Deco Society
• Cast Member, Chicago Bar Association’s  Annual Christmas Spirits Show

Publications, Presentations & Teaching

• Preemptive Collateral Estoppel Blocks Consumer Class Action in Thorogood, CADS Report, Vol. 21, Winter 2011 (Co-authored by associate Dawn M. Goulet)
• The Criminal Law Edit, Alignment and Reform Initiative: A Symposium on the New Criminal Code, 41 J. MARSHALL L. REV. 610-935 (Spring 2008) (as Chair of the Symposium).

State Court Admissions

• State of Illinois
• State of Michigan

Federal Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Academic Background

• J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL, May, 2008
• B.A., Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, April, 2005

Academic Leadership & Awards

• Administrative Editor, The John Marshall Law Review
• Judicial Intern, Honorable Denise Page Hood, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• CALI Award, highest grade in Real Estate Transactions and Criminal Procedure
• Member, Moot Court Council
• Parliamentarian, Lambda Alpha International Student Association, Lincoln Chapter
• Chair, “The Criminal Law Edit, Alignment and Reform Initiative:  A Symposium of the New Criminal Code (2008)”
• Past President (2003-2005), the University of Michigan Residence Halls Association, the governing body for residential housing