As a member of Thompson Hine’s Office of General Counsel, Amy conducts research and advises the firm’s lawyers on a variety of substantive legal ethics, privilege and liability issues. She also reviews and analyzes business intake conflicts, outside counsel guidelines and ethical screens; advises the firm’s lawyers on bar admissions matters; and provides guidance on ethical and liability issues to administrative departments throughout the firm. In addition, Amy has responsibility for co-editing Thompson Hine’s legal ethics blog, The Law for Lawyers Today, which has been named a top law blog by the ABA Journal.
Prior to joining the firm, Amy spent eight years working in the Child Support Unit of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, first as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, then as a Managing Attorney.
Focus Areas
- “SDNY Rules AI Communications Not Privileged,” Thompson Hine Business Litigation Update, February 2026
- “New York LLC Transparency Act Narrowed to Apply Only to Non-U.S. LLCs,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, January 2026
- “New York LLC Transparency Act Scheduled To Take Effect on January 1, 2026,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, November 2025
- “FinCEN Scales Back Corporate Transparency Act: Interim Final Rule Issued,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, March 2025
- “CTA Enforcement Suspended for U.S. Citizens and Domestic Companies, Further Guidance Expected,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, March 2025
- “CTA Filing Requirements Reinstated; More Changes Expected,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, February 2025
- “FinCEN: Corporate Transparency Act Filings Still Voluntary and Enforcement on Hold,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, January 2025
- “Supreme Court Says Corporate Transparency Act Reporting & Enforcement Back On,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, January 2025
- “BOI Filing Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act Paused Again, but the Ping Pong Match is Not Over,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, January 2025
- “CTA Nationwide Injunction Lifted; December 31 Deadline Reinstated,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, December 2024
- “CTA Saga Continues – Expected Fifth Circuit Filings Could Foretell Year-End Filing Rush,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, December 2024
- “FinCEN Complying with CTA Preliminary Injunction, Says Filing Requirement Paused,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, December 2024
- “Nationwide CTS Preliminary Injunction Comes with Uncertainty,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, December 2024
- “Corporate Transparency Act: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Deadline Approaching,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, November 2024
- “CTA Requirements and Deadlines Remain Despite Recent Constitutional Challenge,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, March 2024
- “Federal Corporate Transparency Act Takes Effect January 1; Some States Following Suit,” Thompson Hine Corporate Law Update, December 2023
- “Supreme Court Ultimately Declines to Decide Attorney-Client Privilege Case,” Thompson Hine Business Litigation Update, January 2023
- “Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Most Consequential Attorney-Client Privilege Case in Decades,” Thompson Hine Business Litigation Update, January 2023
- “Client Intake Under the Rules of Professional Conduct: Conflict Screening, Prospective Client Issues, and AI Considerations,” myLawCLE, July 2026
- “TKG-Reboot: Well-Being & Work-Life Integration for Today’s Lawyers,” The Knowledge Group, May 2026
- Co-presenter, “Best Ethical Practices in Negotiating Contracts and Settlements,” Strafford, August 2025
- “The Art of Staying Ethical in Negotiations and Settlements,” myLawCLE, August 2025
- “Building Bridges, Not Bridges Burned: Practical Tools for Civil Professionalism,” The Knowledge Group, February 2025
- Co-presenter, “Ethics 2024: Avoiding Ethical Dilemmas,” Thompson Hine Attorney Conduct CLE, December 2024
- Co-presenter, “Staying Ethical When Growing a Practice: Avoiding Impermissible Client Solicitation by Third Parties; ABA FO 501,” Strafford, June 2024
- Co-presenter, “Ethics 2024: Issues Arising From CTA, Joint Representation, AI, and UPL,” Strafford, February 2024
- “Socially Ethical: General Ethics Guide for Lawyers Using Social Media,” myLawCLE, January 2024
- Co-presenter, “Multijurisdictional Practice & the Unauthorized Practice of Law,” Ethics 2023: Avoiding Hidden Hazards, Thompson Hine Attorney Conduct CLE, December 2023
- Co-presenter, “Legal Ethics: Client Communications” myLawCLE, August 2023
- “Taking the Ethical Path to 2023,” Parma Bar Association, December 2022
- “A Guide to Navigating Ethical Concerns for the Estate Planning Attorney,” CMBA, October 2022
- Co-presenter, “Impermissible Client Solicitation by Third Parties: ABA Formal Opinion 501, Client Pitches and Ethical Challenges,” Strafford Publications, August 2022
- Co-presenter, “Underneath the Iceberg: What you may be missing in support proceedings,” Juvenile Court Symposium, November 2021
- Co-presenter, “Child Support Collections: Our experience in attaching payment of back wages and damage awards in a class action employment law matter,” OCDA Fall Training, October 2021
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Education
- Capital University Law School, J.D., 2012
- The Ohio State University, B.A., 2009
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- SDNY Rules AI Communications Not Privileged,
Business Litigation Update
, February 19, 2026 - New York LLC Transparency Act Narrowed to Apply Only to Non-U.S. LLCs,
Corporate Law Update
, January 14, 2026 - New York LLC Transparency Act Scheduled To Take Effect on January 1, 2026,
Corporate Law Update
, November 24, 2025 - FinCEN Scales Back Corporate Transparency Act: Interim Final Rule Issued,
Corporate Law Update
, March 25, 2025 - CTA Enforcement Suspended for U.S. Citizens and Domestic Companies, Further Guidance Expected,
Corporate Law Update
, March 3, 2025 - CTA Filing Requirements Reinstated; More Changes Expected,
Corporate Law Update
, February 20, 2025 - FinCEN: Corporate Transparency Act Filings Still Voluntary and Enforcement on Hold,
Corporate Law Update
, January 24, 2025 - Supreme Court Says Corporate Transparency Act Reporting & Enforcement Back On,
Corporate Law Update
, January 23, 2025 - BOI Filing Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act Paused Again, but the Ping Pong Match is Not Over,
Corporate Law Update
, January 3, 2025 - Following Reinstatement of CTA Filing Requirement, FinCEN Extends Deadline for Many (But Not All) Entities,
Corporate Law Update
, December 26, 2024