Faculty Profile: Amy Amundsen

Amy AmundsenAmundsen Legal Consulting
Current TBA Courses
Previous Courses Taught (15)
  • Family Law Forum 2022: Attorney Fees, Ethics and Amendments to Property & Alimony Statutes
  • Family Law Forum 2022: A New Alternate Dispute Resolution Approach to Family Law Cases-Nuts and Bolts of Supreme Court Rule 53
  • Virtual Family Law Forum 2022
  • Dispute Resolution 2020: Practical Tips and Ethical Considerations when Mediating Family Law Cases
  • Family Law 2020: Key Issues in Family Law with COVID-19 and the Alimony Bench Book Updates
  • Family Law Forum 2020
  • POSTPONED: Dispute Resolution Annual Forum 2020
  • Family Law Forum 2019
  • Alimony Bench Book Live in Memphis CLE: 2019 Updates
  • Advanced Training for Family Lawyers:
  • Review of the Alimony Statute
  • Review of the Alimony Statute: Cases, Deductibles, and More
  • Family Law in Tennessee: What Lawyers Can Do
  • 2005 Tennessee Supreme Court in Review
  • Lessons Learned from the Social Sciences
Biography

Education:

  • Cum Laude from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, B.A. (1984)
  • Dickinson College, Bologna, Italy (1983-1984)
  • University of Memphis School of Law, J.D. (1987)


Professional Invitations:    

  • Diplomate, American College of Family Trial Lawyers (2014-present)
  • Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers (2010-present)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys (2008-present)


Alternate Dispute Resolutions (ADR) Credentials:

  • Arbitrator trained, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2020-present)
  • Collaborative Lawyer trained, American Academy of Matrimonial Law (2010-present)
  • Rule 31, Listed Family Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court (2002-present)


Current Professional Positions:

  • Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Legislation Committee (2014-present), Continuing Legal Education Committee (2020-present), Law Practice Technology Committee (2023-present), Newsletter Committee (2023-present), Webinar Committee (2023-present) 
  • Co-chair of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Alternate Dispute Resolution (2022-present) and co-chair of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Arbitration Sub-committee (2022-present), co-organizer of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Arbitration Training Institute (2023, 2024).
  • Member, Memphis Collaborative Divorce Alliance (2013-present),
  • Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (2020-present)
  • Master Emeritus, Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inns of Court (2014-present)
  • Fellow, American, Tennessee and Memphis Bar Foundations


Prior Professional Positions:

  • Chair, Alimony Bench Book Committee, Tennessee Bar Association (2000-2022)
  • Chair, Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inns of Court (2011-2012)
  • Chair, Memphis Area Legal Services Campaign (2010).
  • President, Memphis Bar Association (2007-2008)
  • President, University of Memphis School of Law Alumni Chapter (2006-2007)
  • President, Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Section (1995-1996 and 2005-2006)
  • President, Memphis Bar Association Family Law Section (1992-1993)
  • Adjunct Professor of Family Law, University of Memphis School of Law (2002-2003)


Awards:

  • Lawyer's Lawyer Award, Memphis Bar Association (2018)
  • Justice Joe Henry Award, Tennessee Bar Association (2017)
  • Marion Griffin-Francis Loring Award from the Association of Women Attorneys (2007)
  • Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International