Amy Prueger focuses on appellate, commercial, and regulatory litigation. Having clerked for the Texas Supreme Court and worked in large and specialty-practice law firms, she has vast experience representing clients in business disputes and protecting them in the event of appeal. She is also experienced in presenting oral argument on appeal, including the Texas Supreme Court, and has handled complex arbitrations from the initial filing of the complaint through post-hearing matters.
Education
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2003
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1998
Recognitions
Named among Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters (2025)
Named among Best Lawyers in America® for Appellate Practice (2026); Commercial Litigation (2026) by Best Lawyers
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section Council Member and Awards Committee Chair
- Austin Bar Association, Civil Appellate Section Chair
- The Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court, Barrister
- Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Texas Appleseed Board, Board Member
- Pro-bono work with Texas Appleseed related to drafting rules and city ordinances to avoid federal and state pre-emption
- Lawyers for Literacy Committee for Literacy First, Member
State Bar Licenses
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Texas
U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Texas
U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Texas
U.S. District Ct., S.D. of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Ct., E.D. of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Ct., W.D. of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
- Represents individuals and business clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Texas Supreme Court, Texas state courts of appeals, state and federal trial courts, and Texas state agencies, including:
- Acting as lead appellate counsel, developing amicus coalitions in support of clients’ positions in the litigation, preparing briefs, and presenting oral arguments at the Texas courts of appeals and at the Texas Supreme Court;
- most recently in Case No. 21-0135; In re Rudolph Automotive, LLC d/b/a Rudolph Mazda and Rudolph Chevrolet, LLC on behalf of the Real Parties in Interest http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/SCPLAYER5.ASP?sCaseNo=21-0135
- Acting as appellate counsel at trial, assisting trial counsel with trial briefs, objections, dispositive motions, jury charges, and post-trial motions;
- Preparing amicus briefs on behalf of clients to address matters pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Texas Supreme Court, and Texas state courts of appeals;
- Acting as lead counsel at trial, developing litigation strategy, and building and leading a trial team;
- Acting as lead appellate counsel, developing amicus coalitions in support of clients’ positions in the litigation, preparing briefs, and presenting oral arguments at the Texas courts of appeals and at the Texas Supreme Court;
- Represented healthcare clients involved in an on-going regulatory matter, acting as lead counsel in a complex, multi-venue administrative matter affecting the entire industry, including concurrent proceedings at the administrative and appellate levels.
- Represented telecommunications clients in litigation in state and federal court and assists with overall litigation strategy for lawsuits within and outside of Texas.