Practice Group Leader

Memphis Office
Tel: (901) 680-7324
Email: amy.pepke@butlersnow.com

The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation
Professor, Comparative Criminal Justice, British Studies Program, 1999-2000
Adjunct Professor, Legal Methods, University of Memphis Humphreys School of Law
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Fellow, Memphis Bar Association
Delegate of Judge Julia Gibbons to the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (2010)
Appointment to Standing Local Rules Committee W.D. Tennessee

Spring Hill College, B.A., International Business and International Relations, with honors, 1993
Clerkship, Judge J. Julia S. Gibbons, Chief-Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee

American Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Memphis Bar Association
- Board of Directors
- House of Delegates
- Co-Chair, Quality of Life Committee
Association of Women Attorneys
- President, 2003-04
Federal Bar Association
- President, Mid-South Chapter
Leo Bearman, Sr., American Inns of Court
- 2003-06

Represented plaintiffs in two separate class actions against major credit card processors alleging violations of Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and breach of contract, achieving nationwide multi-million dollar recoveries for class members.
Consolidated Container v. Warren Unilube, 2006 WL 522424 (W.D. Tenn. 2006).
Obtained summary judgment for manufacturer of metalworking fluids in mass torts case involving over 200 plaintiffs with claims exceeding $100 million.
Defense of mass tort case involving exposure to industrial chemicals in national venues including Madison County, Illinois, and Wayne County, Michigan.
Prosecution and defense of commercial cases involving business disputes, unfair competition and breach of contract.
Prosecution and defense of commercial cases involving claims for patent infringement, antitrust and Lanham Act violations.
Member of Deferred Prosecution Federal Monitor Team for a medical device company.
Internal Corporate Investigations and Compliance Reviews.

”Ghostwriting and Transparency in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Publications” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 4 No. 4, 3-9 (November 2011).
"Successfully Navigating the Appeals Process: Appellate Procedure from A to Z," National Business Institute (August 28, 2009).
"Avoiding Discovery Pitfalls," 2009 FBA Summer Practice Seminar (June 3, 2009).
"Making Your Case: The Art of Appellate Advocacy," FBA in conjunction with the University of Memphis (Nov. 7, 2008).
“In-House Counsel & The Internal Investigation: What Have You Got to Lose?,” Pro Te Solutio (July 2008).
“Prove It: Finding the Middle Ground in Tennessee’s Evolving Summary Judgment Standard,” Tennessee Bar Journal (July 2007). (Cover Article Feature)
"Paralegal Ethics," Memphis, TN, 2006.
"Tennessee Class Action Law," Nashville, TN, 2005.
"The Brady Bill: Surviving the Tenth Amendment," 48 Vand. L. Rev. 1803 (Nov. 1995).
“Economic and Social Development in Venezuela,” Journal of Global Affairs, Volume VI (1992).
Federal Bar Association Seminars 2007 & 2008; included over 13 Federal Judge panelists and attended by over 150 attorneys.
"In-House Counsel and Internal Investigation - What Have You Got to Lose?" Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 1 No. 3, 6-11 (July 2008).