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Amy Poyer
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Amy C. Poyer

Of Counsel

Los Angeles

2029 Century Park East
Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90067

P 310-284-3824

F 310-284-3894

Amy Poyer has extensive experience litigating in state and federal trial courts and at the appellate level, filing briefs with the California Court of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Her breadth of experience at the trial and appellate level enables her to provide key strategical advice and top-notch advocacy to her clients.

OVERVIEW

Amy Poyer has extensive experience litigating in state and federal trial courts and at the appellate level, filing briefs with the California Court of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Her breadth of experience at the trial and appellate level enables her to provide key strategical advice and top-notch advocacy to her clients.

Amy has led significant impact litigation in both state and federal court, and has participated in state court appeals in the California Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court, as well as federal appellate courts throughout the country, advocating on behalf of women and girls throughout the state. 

Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Amy served as senior staff attorney for the California Women’s Law Center, leading the organization’s legal efforts through impact litigation, policy advocacy, education, and training. Before her work with the California Women’s Law Center, she was an associate in the Los Angeles office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP where she gained skills and strengths in virtually all areas of trial preparation and litigation. Prior to that, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Justice Warren E. Jones of the Idaho Supreme Court. 

Amy offers clients a broad array of experience at the trial and appellate levels, and is known for providing keen analytical legal advice while fostering positive collaborative relationships with clients.

Professional and Community Involvement

Member, California Women's Law Center Board of Directors

Pro bono counsel, Barnes & Thornburg's Los Angeles office

EXPERIENCE
Experience
  • Defeated class certification on behalf of an international automobile manufacturer in a nationwide vehicle defect class action filed by 43 plaintiffs from 23 states
  • Represented a Fortune Global 500 company in a putative nationwide class action alleging violations of California consumer protection laws
  • Represented an international cosmetics corporation in a putative nationwide class action alleging claims for false advertising
  • Prevailed at trial and awarded costs on behalf of a hotel owner in a declaratory relief action brought by a plaintiff who wrongfully contended that applicable law required the maintenance of a road that runs adjacent to the hotel in connection with any redevelopment
 
Presentations
  • Presenter, “Equal Pay Laws: What You Need to Know,” Los Angeles County Bar Association, June 2021
  • Presenter, “Gender Equity in Sports During COVID-19: A Review,” Legal Aid Association of California, January 2021
  • Faculty, “Trial Skills Training for Qualified Legal Services Projects,” National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC), July 2020 and September 2020
  • Presenter, “Sexual Discrimination, Harassment and Assault: A Primer on Federal and State Law Claims,” Legal Aid Association of California, January 2019
  • Presenter, “Breastfeeding in Education,” Breastfeeding Advocacy 101 Day, California Endowment, August 2017
Publications
  • “Separate and Unequal: The Genesis of a Gender-Biased Campus Disciplinary System for Sexual Violence Survivors in California,” California Western Law Review, Vol. 57, No. 2, 2021
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