• Appellate Law
• Business Litigation

• Stetson University, College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, Juris Doctor: May 2005, cum laude
• Truman University, Kirksville, Missouri: M.A. in Speech and Language Pathology
• Truman University, Kirksville, Missouri: B.S. in Speech and Language Pathology
• summa cum laude

Florida Bar

• Florida – all courts
• United States District Court – Middle District
• United States District Court – Northern District
• United States Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit

• Practices primarily in the area of appellate law and has successfully researched, written, and argued state and federal appellate court briefs, substantive trial motions, and memorandums.
• Has litigated in every Florida district court of appeal, the Supreme Court of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Civil litigation in the areas of commercial litigation, professional liability defense, medical malpractice, and long-term care defense.
• In her practice, Amy has seen the value of bringing appellate lawyers into the case at early stages. She has been able to identify legal arguments and draft substantive motions, approaching the issues from an appellate perspective, that have impacted the results of the case in favor of her clients. 

• Served as appellate counsel in a personal injury case in which the plaintiff had settled with all defendants except the entity owner, who was not involved with the specific issue being litigated. Nevertheless, the plaintiff held out against the owner, even though the court had already denied two motions for summary judgment for the owner. Appellate counsel was then brought on to make another attempt at summary judgment and, after the appellate motion was filed, plaintiff’s counsel finally agreed to negotiate a settlement.  
• Represented client in an appeal securing the affirmance of summary judgment in the client’s favor in hotly-contested litigation in both the state and federal appellate courts regarding issues of joint venture, statutory compliance, and constitutional law.
• Served as primary appellate counsel in multiple appeals that overturned trial court rulings denying the clients’ motions to enforce their arbitration agreements.
• Served as counsel in both the trial courts and appellate courts, successfully defending against claims for punitive damages.
• Served as appellate counsel in the trial court and lead counsel in the appellate court in an action concerning riparian rights case, resulting in a court determination that the client was entitled to the waterfront land adjacent to the property.
• Served as appellate counsel in the trial court and lead counsel in the appellate court that successfully upheld summary judgment for the client in a professional malpractice claim.
• Successfully defended an appeal from a trial court order that quieted title to property in favor of our client.

• Board Certified in Appellate Practice, The Florida Bar, June 1, 2014
• Recognized as 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Appellate Practice
• Recognized as “Outstanding Pro Bono Defending Best Interests Attorneys” at the 2024 Florida Bar Convention
• Named as a ‘Best Lawyer’ among Appellate Attorneys in the Tampa Bay Area (2021-2026)
• Recognized as a ‘Top Lawyer’ in Appellate Practice by Tampa Bay Magazine in 2023
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers Leader in the Law Award 2020

• Contributing columnist to the Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section’s publication, The Record.
• Presenting Speaker, Setting Up Your Daubert Motion: Best Practices for Procedure, Preservation, and Ethics, Florida Legal Defense Association, June 2021.
• Panel Speaker, Azar Wars: An Update on Florida health Science Center, Inc. v. Secretary of HHS and Strategies for Protecting Patient Safety Work Product, Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management, May 2020.
• Presenting Speaker, Millennial Issues: Social Media and Medical Marijuana, Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management, July 2019.
• Author, The Record on Appeal: What Do You Do When There was No Court Reporter?, Florida Bar Journal, November 2010.
• Co-author, The Appellate Opinion is Out—Now What Do I Do?, Florida Bar Journal, May, 2008.

• The Florida Bar: Appellate Practice Section
• The Clearwater Bar Association: Co-chair of Civil Trial Section
• The Hillsborough County Bar: Appellate Practice Section
• Pinellas County Association of Women Lawyers, Board of Directors
• Lighthouse Counseling Services, Inc., board member.