As the daughter of public school teachers, the mother of a special needs child, and a recent school board member, Amy’s interest in education law is homegrown. She represents public and private school corporations in matters involving governance and administration, including FERPA issues, and in matters involving liability claims including sexual misconduct, student suicide, bullying, hazing, abuse, etc. Amy has experience with Special Education law, including Individualized Education Plans and IDEA compliance. She has defended school corporations and their boards, superintendents, teachers, counselors, school resource officers and coaches in claims of civil rights violations (Section 1983, Title IX, discrimination, due process, search and seizure, free speech, etc.), state law violations (Open Door Law, etc.) as well as state law negligence claims. She is a member of the national and Indiana Council of School Attorneys and is well-positioned to navigate school clients through rough waters.

Amy and the rest of the Frost Brown Todd Government Services team provide a comprehensive defense to law enforcement entities and their employees in state and federal court. Amy defends law enforcement in lawsuits alleging civil rights violations, including excessive force, due process, search and seizure, Eighth Amendment, and Section 1983/Monell claims, as well as state law claims of negligence, assault & battery, and wrongful death. As a consultant to police and Sheriff’s departments throughout Indiana, Amy advises on policy and legislative matters including accreditation, training, jail overcrowding, Sexual Offender Registry, privacy and public records issues (APRA and FOIA).

Amy has guided a major city’s Private Industry Council on projects involving FERPA privacy compliance and data-sharing agreements. Her experience with education law, jail litigation and law enforcement entities informs her work with cities and towns. Amy and the Frost Brown Todd Government Services team are trusted advisors to cities, counties and towns throughout the state of Indiana on a wide range of public law matters, including employment, collective bargaining, zoning/development, governance, ordinances, and environmental issues. Amy has represented a diverse group of entities, including health plan administrators, school corporations, law enforcement agencies, public officials, jail wardens, judges, and county/city/town councils.

With her long tenure in the insurance industry, Amy is a natural for handling coverage opinions, bad faith defense, contract issues, regulatory compliance and general defense of insureds in both personal and commercial lines of business. She has participated in catastrophic event coverage committees, underwriting profitability task forces, and has served on the amicus, claims and legislative steering committees for insurance carriers and trade associations. Insurance defense makes up about 1/3 of Amy’s case load, and she is experienced in providing legal representation that is thorough yet cost-effective.