Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP

14 Best Lawyers awards

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP logo

Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Biography

Amy Warr came to Alexander Dubose & Jefferson after serving five years as an Assistant Solicitor General for the State of Texas. While at the Solicitor General's office, Amy handled many prominent appeals, including the challenge to the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas Capitol grounds in the United States Supreme Court and the 2005 School Finance case in the Supreme Court of Texas. At ADJT, Amy continues a high-level Texas and federal appellate practice. In 2008 she successfully represented 30 FDLS mothers before the Texas Supreme Court, winning the return of their children. Amy has been listed Texas Super Lawyers since 2008 and has appeared on its Top 50 Central/West Texas list. She has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2013. She is board-certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Amy received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law, with honors, in 1995. She clerked for Justice Craig Enoch of the Supreme Court of Texas. Amy maintains an active pro bono docket and has received multiple awards for her pro-bono work.
Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP

14 Best Lawyers awards

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP logo

Overview

  • Italian

  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1995
  • Brown University, BA, graduated 1989

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas

  • Kealing Magnet Advisory Committee - Chair
  • Third Court of Appeals Pro Bono Program - Chair

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

  • Texas - Supreme Court
  • Italian
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Kealing Magnet Advisory Committee - Chair
  • Third Court of Appeals Pro Bono Program - Chair
  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1995
  • Brown University, BA, graduated 1989
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • Texas - Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Appellate Practice
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Appellate Practice, Austin (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
Awards:
  • Top 50 Central/West Texas, Texas Super Lawyers, 2014
  • Pro Bono Award, Travis County Women Lawyers Association, 2015
  • Pro Bono Award, Texas Law Fellowships, 2009
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2012 to present
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Appellate Litigation, 2021
  • Frank J. Scurlock Award, State Bar of Texas, 2019
  • Texas SuperLawyers, 2008 to present

Additional Information

Spinning circle Big letter B

Case History

Cases
  • Neeley v. West Orange-Cove Cons. Indep. Sch. Dist.
2005 Texas school finance appeal to Texas Supreme Court.
  • Van Orden v. Perry
2005 appeal to U.S. Supreme Court defending Ten Commandments monument on Texas Capitol grounds.
  • In re Steed
Mandamus to Texas Court of Appeals and Texas a Supreme Court obtaining the return of hundreds of children to their mothers in FLDS case---largest child protection case in U.S. History
  • Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. v. Denbury Green--Texas
Unanimous victory in the Texas Supreme Court in groundbreaking property-rights case involving pipeline easement.
  • Nabors Well Services v. Romero
Unanimous victory in Texas Supreme Court in groundbreaking tort case, convincing court to reverse 40-year-old precedent that mandated exclusion of seat-belt use in auto-accident suits.

Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.

Please use the print button to print this profile page.

Spinning circle Big letter B