Amanda E. Ferrelle

Attorney AT Law, Associate 

Amanda E. Ferrelle graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 2001. She then graduated magna cum laude from University of Georgia School of Law in 2004 and was appointed to the Order of the Coif. After graduating from law school, Amanda served for two years as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Harvey E. Schlesinger, a District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida, until joining the Bedell firm in 2006. Amanda was named a rising star in the area of business litigation by Florida Super Lawyers.
      

AREA OF PRACTICE 

Complex Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice Defense
Business Torts
Geneal Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions 

Florida, 2004 
Georgia, 2006 
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida 
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Honors & AWards 

Florida Super Lawyers

EDUCATION 

University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 2004, J.D.
    (Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif; The Georgia Law Review,
    Articles Editor, 2002 - 2004) 
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2001, B.A., Communications,
    Spanish (Magna Cum Laude)

Professional associations and memberships 

Jacksonville Bar Association, 2006 - present 
Chester Bedell Inn of Court, Associate, 2006 - 2007 
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association, 2006 - present 
Federal Bar Association, Jacksonville Division, 2006 - present

Published Work

Optical Illusions: The Hazy Contours of the Clearly Established Law and
    the Effects of Hope v. Pelzer on the Qualified Immunity Doctrine,
    38 Ga. L. Rev. 661 (2004)

Past Employment Positions

Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Harvey E. Schlesinger, 2004 - 2006

Fraternities/Sororities

Delta Delta Delta