Law Practice

Amber is a litigation attorney that focuses her law practice on personal injury defense, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, and transportation.  She has also represented and advised businesses in various matters including employment law, contract review, and regulatory and commercial matters.

Representative Cases

  • Defense of transportation companies and automobile insurers in lawsuits involving personal injury and loss of life;
  • Defense of attorneys in legal malpractice lawsuits involving commercial and property disputes;
  • Following four-day bench trial, obtained favorable verdict for client on claim for timber trespass against neighbor;
  • Obtained temporary restraining order/preliminary injunction and summary judgment for landowner on adverse possession claim;
  • Obtained dismissal of company based on personal jurisdiction in $18 million product liability and premises liability claim.

Education & Bar Admissions

Amber graduated cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School.  During law school, Amber interned with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office where she tried three cases to verdict.  Also during law school, Amber clerked with the Oregon Department of Justice, Financial Fraud and Consumer Protection Section. She also served as a Lead Article Editor with the Lewis & Clark Law Review.

Amber received her bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in Spanish from the University of Oregon, Robert D. Clark Honors College.

Amber is admitted to the Oregon State Bar, the Washington State Bar, and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Professional

Amber is a member of the Multnomah Bar Association, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, and Oregon Women Lawyers.

Personal

When she is not wrangling a toddler, Amber can be found running, biking, and experimenting with new gardening endeavors.  In 2024, she started a pumpkin patch that yielded a 300 lb. pumpkin.

Presentations

“The Management Accountant’s Ethical Approach to Litigation: The Statement of Ethical Professional Practice and its Application to Litigation” – March 17th, 2021
Chester and Amber presented to IMA members on what plaintiffs, defendants, and expert witnesses can expect from a lawsuit, including what they wished their clients had known before they called with a problem.

Awards

“Oregon Rising Star,” Super Lawyers magazine (2021, 2022, 2024)