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Amy L. Mitchell
Of Counsel
Overview
Amy Mitchell represents clients through a wide range of personal injury, construction defect, and commercial litigation matters, effectively managing all aspects of casework from inception to conclusion. During nearly four decades as an attorney, she has handled more than 3,000 litigation cases and successfully tried over 80 trials by utilizing her multifaceted skills as a powerful trial advocate and certified arbitrator to achieve favorable outcomes both in and out of the courtroom.
Amy cares about her clients. She listens to and takes into consideration her clients’ needs, striving to not only meet, but exceed their expectations. By working directly with her clients and opposing parties, Amy ensures a quick, reasonable, and efficient resolution of cases. Her practical and economical solutions are also applied to her more complex casework, which includes class actions, multi-party death cases and injury cases, and appeals.
With previous experience working for multiple national insurance carriers, Amy’s depth of knowledge has resulted in considerable success at every level, from pre-suit through trial and appellate proceedings. She has practiced in county and state courts as well as in every federal district in Texas. Notably, Amy previously helped plan and conduct seminars on immigration law and fee agreements which were presented to over 100 lawyers and judges.
Credentials
Education
- Case Western Reserve University (J.D.)
- State University of New York Oneonta (B.A.)
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1994
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2006
- Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance
- Former Director
- Fort Bend Leadership Class, Graduate, 2002
- Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, 1999-present
- Exchange of Sugar Land, 1999-present
- President, 2010-2011
- Board of Directors
- Houston Advocacy Competition, Volunteer Judge
- Sugar Land City Council, Elected Official, 2011
- Escape Center, Board of Directors, 2006-2010
- Sugar Land 101
- Sugar Land Citizens Police & Fire Academies
- Sugar Land Police Department’s Community Assistance Support Team (CAST)
- Groovy Party for Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, Chair
- Wine and Music for Literacy, Chair
- American Arbitration Association & Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Certified Arbitrator
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Preeminent
- Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- 5A Grievance Committee, 2001-2007
- Committee Chair, 2003-2005
- 5A Grievance Committee, 2001-2007
- “Gas Contract Fight Holds Lessons On Force Majeure Clauses,” Law360, January 2025