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Geneva Appellate Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Amanda J. Hamilton concentrates her practice in the fields of appellate law, professional liability, commercial litigation, and ethics. Ms. Hamilton has experience litigating civil and criminal matters in jury trials, bench trials, and regularly argues before the Illinois Appellate Courts and the Illinois Supreme Court.
Ms. Hamilton began her career in Washington, D.C., first as a White House intern and then as a Presidential Appointee to the U.S. Department of State, where she worked in the Bureau of Public Affairs under the leadership of Secretary Condoleezza Rice. Ms. Hamilton attended Northern Illinois University's College of Law and Graduate School on a full merit and academic scholarship, earning both a J.D. and an MBA and graduating magna cum laude, building upon her undergraduate degrees in Economics, Business Administration, and Communication from Augustana College.
Ms. Hamilton has been recognized by Leading Lawyers Network as being in the top 2% of attorneys under 40 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 and was selected to the Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars in 2020. She is a member of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the DuPage County Bar Association, and the Kane County Bar Association, where she serves as the Chair of the Ethics Committee and as a member of the Board of Managers. She has been published in the Illinois Bar Journal, the Kane County Bar Briefs, and teaches seminars on the subjects of legal ethics and recent appellate decisions.
About Amanda J. Hamilton
Practice Areas
- Appellate Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Professional Negligence
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
Other Affiliations
- Kane County Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
Education
- Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, May, 2011
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Full Merit and Academic Scholarship Recipient
Honors: Constitutional Law Excellence Award Recipient
Honors: National Moot Court Competitor
Honors: Dean's List
Law Review: Northern Illinois University College of Law Review, Assistant Editor - Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, May, 2007
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Lincoln Laureate
Honors: Honors Scholar
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Presidential Scholarship Recipient
Major: Degrees in Economics, Business Administration, and Communication - Northern Illinois University Graduate School of Business, DeKalb, Illinois, May, 2011
M.B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
21 West State Street Geneva, IL 60134 - 2238
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