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
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Austin Bar Association
- 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.
Publications and Presentations
- The New Texas Business Court
- Co-Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course (July 10, 2024 and October 23, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, presented to the Public Utilities Section of the Austin Bar Association (May 17, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, presented to the El Paso Bar Association and judiciary (Jan. 16, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, presented to the San Antonio Bar Association (Sept. 22, 2023)
- The New Business Court and Fifteenth Court of Appeals, Co-Presenter, presented to both the Business Law and Corporate Counsel Section and the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas at Annual Meeting (June 20, 2024)
- Navigating the New Landscape: An Overview of the Texas Business Court, Author, The Advocate (State Bar Litigation Section Report), Volume 106, Spring 2024
- It’s Not a Trap: Appellate Update for Trial Lawyers, Presenter, State Bar of Texas Litigation Update Institute (Austin, January 2024)
- The Narrowed Texas Citizens Participation Act: A look at what it means for SLAPP suits (Zack Horton, Co-Author), Texas Bar Journal, Feb. 2022
- Rohrmoos and The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog: Attorney’s Fees Update (presented with Jadd F. Masso), State Bar of Texas 39th Annual Litigation Update Institute, Dec. 2022
- Care and Feeding of Rohrmoos: Attorney’s Fees in State and Federal Court
- State Bar of Texas 38th Annual Litigation Update Institute, Jan. 2022 (presented with Jadd F. Masso)
- Austin Bar Civil Litigation Section, Jan. 2022
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel Summer Seminar, July 2022
- Legal Malpractice and How to Avoid It (Amy Prueger, Moderator; Dale Jefferson, Panelist; Ross A. Sears II, Panelist and Co-Author; James D. Harris, Co-Author), State Bar of Texas 36th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law, 2020
- When Your Reach Exceeds Your Grasp: Damages Appeal (presented by Amy Prueger, written by Sara Churchin and Paula Lear), SBOT 11th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation, 2019
- When Your Reach Exceeds Your Grasp: Damages Appeal, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, 2019
- Drafting Settlement Agreements: Tips, Pitfalls, and Ethical Considerations (presented with Sara Churchin), SBOT 10th Annual Business Disputes Course, 2018
- Texas Rights of Way Use for Communications Facilities, Presenter/Moderator, Federal Communications Bar Association Texas Chapter CLE (Austin, October 2018)
- State Judicial Panel, Moderator, State Bar of Texas Litigation Update Institute (Austin, January 2018)
- Top Ten Things You Need to Know in 2017, Litigation Update Institute, 2017
- Governmental Immunity: Update and Perspectives, Co-Author/Presenter, Texas Rural Water Association/Texas Water Conservation Association, Water Law Seminar: Waves Of Change (Austin, January 2017)
- Columbia, United Scaffolding, Toyota: The Mandamus Juggernaut (presented with Craig Enoch), State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2015
- Columbia, United Scaffolding, Toyota: The Mandamus Juggernaut, Co-Author/Presenter, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Civil Trial Course (San Antonio/Dallas/Houston 2015)
- The Accidental Client: What Constitutes an Attorney-Client Relationship, In-house Ethics CLE, April 2007
- The Texas Supreme Court: Basics and Update, In-house CLE, December 2006
- Permissibility of the Ex Parte Communication with Nonparty Treating Physicians, Health Industry Online, November 2006
- The Unauthorized Practice of Law, In-house CLE, December 2005
- International Franchise Disclosure Laws (Contributing Author), American Bar Association on Franchising, 2005
- Litigating with Governmental Entities and Public Officials (Co-Author), Texas Association of Defense Counsel Winter Seminar, 2004