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Biography

Amanda is an Estate Planning and Probate Attorney licensed in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania with a long history of public service.  

Amanda grew up in a military family and has been driven by a lifelong commitment to advocacy.  As a former high school American History teacher, Amanda spent a decade encouraging an appreciation of justice and civic responsibility in her students.  As a labor union leader, Amanda negotiated and enforced... district-wide bargaining agreements representing hundreds of teachers and specialists ensuring fair treatment, salaries, and working conditions.  After leaving education, Amanda’s dedication to advocacy expanded beyond the classroom and labor law into the realm of restorative justice as a victim-offender mediator where she facilitated face-to-face dialogues between victims and offenders to promote accountability, healing, and resolution. 

With a career spanning education, labor union activism, restorative justice, and now legal representation, Amanda brings a unique blend of experience and perspective to the legal field. 

Experience

  • Amanda has experience with negotiating and drafting bargaining agreements.  She has also represented employees in fact-findings, grievance proceedings, mediations, and arbitrations. 
  • As an Estate Planning Attorney, Amanda has extensive experience in preparing and executing General Durable Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives, Wills, and Revocable Trusts. 
  • As a Probate Attorney, Amanda has experience in Probate and Estate Administration in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. 
  • As a Real Estate Attorney, Amanda has a seasoned background in residential real estate closings, title examinations, deed preparation, and survey reviews. 

Education

  • University of Delaware
  • Widener University Delaware Law School
  • Wilmington University

Admissions

State
  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • Pennsylvania
Court
  • Delaware State Courts
  • Maryland State Courts
  • Pennsylvania State Courts

Memberships & Associations

  • Delaware State Bar Association 
    • Women and the Law Section 
    • Real and Personal Property Section 
    • Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section 
    • LGBTQ+ Section 
    • Estates and Trusts Section 
  • Maryland State Bar Association 
    • Estate and Trust Law Sections 
    • Real Property Sections 
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association 
    • Women in the Profession Committee 
    • LGBTQ+ Rights Committee 
    • Minority Bar Committee 
    • Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section 
  • American Bar Association 
    • Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Group 

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