Amy M. Stewart Attorney

First Admitted: 2007, Texas

Professional Webpage: https://stewartlawgrp.com/bios-stewart-law-group-2/amy-m-ste...

Bar/Professional Activity:

Vice Chair, American Bar Association Litigation Section
Council Member, ABA Litigation Section, 2019 – 2024
Co-Chair, Equal Access to Justice (EAJ) 2021
Nominating Chair for District 6, Texas Bar Foundation 2021-2022
Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) 2021-2024
Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) 2021-2024
Co-Chair, State Bar of Texas Litigation Council, 2021 -2022
Board Treasurer, NEW Roundtable, a Consortium of African-American Female Attorneys, 2022
Member, National Black Lawyers Top 100, 2020 - 2022
Board Secretary, NEW Roundtable, a Consortium of African-American Female Attorneys, 2021
Council Member, State Bar of Texas Litigation Council, 2011 – 2020
Board Member, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2020 – Present
Board Member, Dallas Bar Association, 2018 – Present
Barrister, Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, 2019 – Present
United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas Court Advisory Committee, 2020 – Present
Inducted into the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, 2020 – Present
Certified Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association and FINRA, 2017 – Present
ABA Litigation Section, Outstanding Subcommittee Chair for the Business Torts Committee Award Recipient, 2013
Co-Chair, ABA’s Business Torts and Unfair Competition Committee, 2011 – 2014
Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section Annual Meeting, 2017
Co-Chair, ABA Litigation Section Professional Success Summit, 2018
Managing Director, ABA Litigation Section, 2020 – Present
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
State Bar of Texas

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Arbitrator handling Commercial, Construction, and Employment disputes

Pro bono/Community Service:

Co-Chair, Equal Access to Justice (EAJ) 2021- 2022
Executive Committee, Center for Women in Law, 2021-2022
Co-coordinator, ABA Section of Litigation, Woman Advocate Expo which collected and donated apparel to the Dress for Success Charity that empowers low-income women who are struggling to secure and retain employment (2011)
Panelist, Celebrating Our Freedoms: Civil Rights and Civic Responsibilities, Dallas Independent School District (2011)
Participant, Bridging the Gap Food Program, Fellowship Bible Church (2012- Present)
Auxiliary Board Member, The Salvation Army
Board of Directors, Girls Inc., 2021- 2022
Board of Directors, Educational First Steps, 2021-2022

Honors/Awards:

Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyer, https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2024-09-20-the-2025-lawdragon-500-leading-corporate-employment-lawyers, 2025
Awarded practice areas: Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Best Lawyers, https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/amy-m-stewart/242791, 2025
Top 10: Texas Super Lawyers: 2024, https://www.superlawyers.com/top-lists/texas/top-10-2024-texas-super-lawyers/52c73af5e80c9b3433c7a72de1c40c16/?_gl=1*16udgrw*_gcl_au*OTAyMTkwMDYzLjE3Mjc5OTM0NzU., 2024
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms", https://www.bestlawyers.com/firms/stewart-law-group-pllc/79398/US, 2024
Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers, https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2023-09-22-the-2024-lawdragon-500-corporate-employment-lawyers, 2024
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, https://www.superlawyers.com/top-lists/texas/top-50-2024-women-texas-super-lawyers/3f5d4760ffc7f8a1da5fc490022a9f58/?_gl=1*6mjlji*_gcl_au*OTAyMTkwMDYzLjE3Mjc5OTM0NzU., 2024
Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2023-01-13-the-2023-lawdragon-500-leading-lawyers-in-america, 2023
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, https://www.superlawyers.com/top-lists/texas/top-50-2023-women-texas-super-lawyers/7df2a3f0d266869c59413708e4acdb01/?_gl=1*6mjlji*_gcl_au*OTAyMTkwMDYzLjE3Mjc5OTM0NzU., 2023
The Dallas Business Journal's 2023 Women in Business is in its 16th year. The Business Journal's Women in Business Awards program highlights North Texas executives from a variety of industries, spanning education, aviation, legal services, health care, real estate, technology, and more. These women leaders have been selected based on a track record of excellence in their workplaces and influence in their respective fields. Women in Business: Q&A with Amy M. Stewart, Founding Partner at Stewart Law Group PLLC - Dallas Business Journal | September 2023 , Dallas Business Journal's 2023 Women in Business, https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2023/07/11/women-in-business-awards-2023.html, 2023
D CEO Dallas 500 Most Powerful and Influential Leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth, https://www.dmagazine.com/business-economy/2022/11/d-ceo-releases-the-2023-edition-of-the-dallas-500/, 2023
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms", https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/stewart-law-group-pllc/overview/79398, 2023
The Best Lawyers in America, https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/amy-m-stewart/242791, 2022
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, https://www.superlawyers.com/top-lists/texas/top-50-2022-women-texas-super-lawyers/f691ead601631590e70a47def3ad8f3a/?_gl=1*ozczhl*_gcl_au*OTAyMTkwMDYzLjE3Mjc5OTM0NzU., 2022
Women, Influence & Power in Law Best Mentor – Law Firm Award, https://www.event.law.com/corpcounsel-wipl-awards/2022-honorees, 2022
Texas Legal Attorney of the Year Award Award, https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2022/07/25/texas-legal-awards-winners-and-finalists-announced/, 2022
The National Black Lawyers Top 100, The National Black Lawyers Top 100, 2022
Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2022
The U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms, Tier 1 in Litigation - Labor & Employment, https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/stewart-law-group-pllc/overview/79398, 2022
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2021
Super Lawyers 50 Top Women Lawyers in Texas (2021)
Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2021)
Top Attorneys in Texas, Texas Monthly (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,2019,2020,2021)
ABA’s Outstanding Subcommittee Chair Award for the Business Torts Subcommittee (2013)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2015)
Super Lawyers Rising Star (2014 – 2015)
ABA State Bar of Texas Litigation Council Member (2012 - Present), ABA’s Business Litigation and Unfair Competition Law Committee (2010 - Present) Outstanding Subcommittee Chair Award Recipient (2012)
Texas Diversity Council Top Women Attorney Award (2017)
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating, Peer Rated Highest Level of Professional (2017 – Present)
Martindale-Hubbell, Client Champion Gold Award (2019)
D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Award (2019)
Dallas Business Journal Minority Business Owner Award (2019)
Super Lawyers Top 50 Lawyers (2019)
American Bar Association 100 Women Who Inspire Us Award (2019)
Dallas Bar Association’s Presidential Citation (2019)
America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys (2020)
The National Black Lawyers Top 100 (2020)
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers (2015-2020)
Dallas Bar Association’s Presidential Citation (2020)
Texas Minority Counsel Program Trailblazer of the Year (2020)
The Best Lawyers in America (2021)
Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2021)

Educational Background:

Wake Forest University, Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communications, Team Captain, Women’s Basketball Team, Academic All American, Black Collegian Magazine, 1994

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Panelist, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Huddle Up: Preparing Difficult Witnesses For Depo and Trial – 08/2020
Knowing How to Lead: Retired Chief Justice Carolyn Wright discusses making a difference – Texas Bar Journal – 3/2021
Expert Case Law Review – Texas Business Litigation Journal – 2009-2012
Using Virtual Data Rooms to Your Advantage – ABA Section of Litigation Business Torts News and Development – 4/2010
Standard Merger Clause Does Not Preclude Misrepresentation – ABA Section of Litigation Business Torts News and Development – 10/2011
Texas Court of Appeals Refuses to Extend Architect’s Contractual Duty to Protect Third Parties – ABA Section of Litigation Business Torts News and Development – 11/2011
Fifth Circuit Looks at Claims Handling v. Procurement – ABA Section of Litigation Business Torts News and Developments – 5/2012
Texas Court of Appeals Holds that a Former Employer’s Accusations that Employee Stole Trade Secrets is Defamatory Per Se – ABA Section of Litigation Business Torts News and Developments – 11/2012
Fifth Circuit Makes Erie Guess on New Anti-SLAPP Statute’s Commercial Speech Exemption – ABA Section of Litigation Business Torts News and Developments – 5/2014
Expert Case Law Review – Texas Business Litigation Journal, Vol. 36, Number 4 – 10/2014
Chapter Author, Negotiating Fair Compensation in the book Her Story: Lessons in Success From Lawyers Who Live It
“The Girlfriend’s Guide to Negotiating: Stop Self-Sabotaging Behaviors that Derail Your Path to Success[.]” ABA Section of Litigation, Woman Advocate Committee Newsletter Fall 2017 Volume 23, Issue 1 – Article
Clearing the Hurdles of Admissibility for Social Media Evidence, ABA GPSolo Magazine November/December 2018 – Article
“Be Aware of Your Blind Side: A Game Plan for Dealing with Implicit Bias” – American Bar Association’s The Woman Advocate Newsletter – Spring 2019, Vol. 25, Issue 3
“All Is Lost?: High Hurdles To Establishing Lost Profits Damages At Trial” – 2019 State Bar of Texas 11th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation
Panelist, When Can a Breach of Contract Be a Tort and What is the Difference? – ABA Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar – 01/2012
Moderator, Why Diversity Matters in Rainmaking – ABA Section of Litigation Annual Convention – 01/2013
Panelist, Lean In For Lawyers – ABA Section of Litigation Annual Convention – 01/2014
Co-author and Presenter, Business and Commercial Law Update, State Bar of Texas Section of Litigation – 30th Annual Litigation Update Institute – 01/2014
Can I Get a Witness? An Overview of Practical Tips, Pitfalls, and Preparation for Corporate Representative Depositions under Rule 30(b)(6) – ABA Section of Litigation – Annual Conference, New Orleans – 04/2015 – Author and Presenter
Dealing With Difficult Witnesses: Yours and Theirs – ABA Section of Litigation – Annual Conference, New Orleans – 04/2015 – Author and Presenter
Moderator, In House Counsel Panel at ABA Employment and Labor Relations Inaugural Regional Meeting – 09/17
Hot Topics in Insurance, 2018 Advanced In house Counsel Course, August 2018
CAREER GAME CHANGERS: Courage, Vulnerability, and Persistence, Dallas Bar Association WE Lead Program, September 2018
Influence and Persuasion in Leadership, 2018 ACC Annual Meeting Foundation Breakfast, October 2018
Getting Into the Mind of Jurors: What They Think May Surprise You – American Bar Association Women in Litigation Meeting (2019)
Cultivating Resilience, Keynote Speaker, 2019 Lez Talks Conference
Deposition of the Villain in a P.I. Case, State Bar of Texas 35TH Annual Advanced Personal Injury Course (2019)
Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman: The Justices of Texas’ Fourth Court of Appeals Share Their Experiences on the Bench, ABA Corporate Counsel CLE (2019)
Panelist, Judy Hoberman, Panel of Exceptional Leading Women – 06/2020
Panelist, Dallas Bar Association, Slam Dunk: Making the Most out of Your Clerkship – 06/2020
Panelist, Texas Lawbook & Association of Corporate Counsel DFW, Racism, Law Enforcement and the Role of Corporate Lawyers – 06/2020
Panelist, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Re-Thinking Business Development During COVID – 06/2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c4pdFE_f0A
Panelist, Association of Corporate Counsel DFW, Getting on & Staying on the Ship of Allyship – 06/2020, https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xexhk6fvvk9j3i/DI%20Allyship%20June%207%202020%20edited.mp4?dl=0
Panelist, NAMWOLF, Lessons Learned from the first Zoom trial – 07/2020
Moderator, Dallas Bar Association, Minority Clerkship Luncheon – 07/2020
Panelist, American Bar Association, Trials and Hearings in the COVID Pandemic Era – 07/2020
Moderator, Dallas Bar Association, Town Hall – 07/2020
Moderator, Dallas Bar Association ‘Rona Pep Talks – 03/2020 – Present, https://onlinecle.dallasbar.org/category/covid19
Panelist, American Bar Association, Small Firm. Big Impact – 08/2020
Panelist, Texas Bar CLE, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course – 08/2020
Panelist, American Bar Association, Virtual Trials: Lessons from the Room Where it Happened – 08/2020
Panelist, The Institutes CPCU Society, Virtual I-Day – 08/2020
Panelist, Orange County Bar Association, Trial and Appellate Practice in a Virtual World – 08/2020
Panelist, National Employment Law Council, Practical Guide to Remote Trials, Depositions, and Mediations – 09/2020
Panelist, NAMWOLF, Facilitating a Virtual Trial in a Post Pandemic World – 09/2020
Co-Chair & Panelist, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Deposition Boot Camp – 09/2020
Panelist, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Game Time: The Preparation & Challenges with Online Legal Proceedings – 10/2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2cyciL-O9A
Panelist, Virtual Trials and Tribulations – 10/2020
Panelist, American Bar Association, Women in Insurance Network (WIN) – 11/2020
Panelist, Austin Bar Association, Annual Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar – 11/2020
Moderator, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers with Chief Justice Carolyn Wright (Ret’d.) – 12/2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YStsoy3wvxs
Panelist, Texas Bar CLE, Litigation Update Institute 2021 Course – 01/2021
Course Director & Panelist, Texas Bar CLE, Damages in Civil Litigation Course – 02/2021
Moderator, Association of Corporate Counsel DFW, DEI Initiatives That Work – 02/2021 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQxgnDxuVE
Panelist, Construction Law Foundation of Texas Conference, Building Diversity & Demolishing Implicit Bias – 03/2021
Panelist, Houston Bar Association ADR Section, Summary Jury Trials – 03/2021
Panelist, Dallas Bar Association Construction Law Section, HUB/WMBE Requirements – 04/2021
Panelist, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 10 Go to Moves for Client Depositions – 04/2021
Panelist, American Bar Association, 2021 Litigation Section Annual Conference, 05/2021

Industry Groups:

Airline Industry
Food Service
Insurance
Manufacturers

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