Amy Friedman
Amelia (Amy) Friedman is a senior litigation attorney with the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights. She previously served as a staff attorney with the American Bar Association’s Children’s Immigration Law Academy. After graduating from Texas Law, Amy joined the Justice Center’s Texas Title Project as a fellow, helping low-income disaster survivors in Houston and East Texas resolve title issues following Hurricane Ike. She later clerked for U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas in Houston, served as a Find Justice Fellow with Mehri & Skalet in Washington, D.C., and worked as a litigation associate at Proskauer Rose in Los Angeles and Skadden in Houston.
At Texas Law, Amy participated in the Juvenile Justice Clinic, the Immigration Clinic, and the Capital Punishment Clinic. She was active in Youth Court, serving on the board for two years. As the administrative editor of the Texas Law Review, she helped launch TLR’s pro bono initiative. She interned with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in Weslaco and Texas Appleseed in Austin.