Amber Jeffers joined the Firm in 2007. She earned her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2002, and received her law degree from The University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2007. She is licensed to practice law in Kansas and Missouri and her practice focus is on business law with an emphasis on employer liability. Ms. Jeffers also concentrates on tort litigation defense. PERSONAL - Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - Juris Doctor, The University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2007
- Vice-Chair, National Black Law Students Association, 2006 - 2007
- 2L Outstanding Student, 2005 - 2006
- Member, OU Law Mock Trial Team
- Semi-Finalist, 1L Intra-School Moot Court Competition
- Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2002
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, Chartered
- Attorney, 2007 - Present
- Summer Law Clerk, 2006
- Member, Litigation and Workers Compensation Practice Groups
- United States Magistrate Judge Doyle W. Argo, Oklahoma City, OK
- Judicial Extern - Summer 2005
- United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Oklahoma
- Criminal Division Intern - Summer 2005
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - American Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- The Missouri Bar
- Johnson County Bar Association
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND EXPERIENCE - Licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri; admitted to practice in the trial and appellate courts of Kansas and Missouri, the Federal District Court of Kansas, and the Western District of Missouri
- Presenter, FMLA, ADA, and Equal Pay - An Overview of Change, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, June 2009
- Panelist, Legal Diversity in Kansas City, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, August 2009
- Special areas of practice are business law and tort litigation defense
CIVIC ACTIVITIES - The Central Exchange, Member – Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2007 to Present
- Heartland Legal Diversity Job Fair Committee – By Appointment
- American Bar Association
- Fellow, Section of Labor & Employment Law – By Appointment, 2008 - 2010
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