Amanda Cottrell
About Amanda Cottrell
Amanda Cottrell is a lawyer based in Dallas, TX and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2024. Amanda Cottrell is recognized in the following practice area:
- Dallas, Texas
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Current Firm: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Education: Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
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Honors graduate of University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas. Clerk to Judge Walter Ely, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Taught International Tax to SMU Law School international students in Masters Degree Program Former Chair and Council Member of State Bar of Texas International Law Section Currently Head of International Fiscal Association's Dallas Region Frequent author and lecturer, numerous accolades and honors as international tax and transactions practitioner.
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