Amanda G. Taylor
Office Information
- Practice Group Leader, Appellate Group
Practice Areas
Amanda serves as Practice Group Leader for the Appellate Group. As a Board-Certified Civil Appellate specialist, Amanda helps to shape successful case strategy from the outset of litigation through the end of an appeal. Amanda is a detail-oriented lawyer who represents her clients with passion, stays current on emerging trends and issues, and brings a practical perspective to problem solving. She has a broad range of experience handling complex civil disputes regarding contracts, fraud, tax, insurance, products, employment, real property, and trust and estates. Amanda is also committed to community service through a number of positions in her State and Local Bar Associations.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2004
- U.S. District Courts
- Texas: Western, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- 9th Circuit
Civic Involvement
- The Appellate Project
- Program Mentor (Mission: Empower law students of color to thrive in appellate law), 2020-Present
Distinctions
- Board Certified in Civil Appeals, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Litigation/Appellate Attorney Award, Travis County Women Lawyers' Association (TCWLA), 2019
- BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
- Appellate Practice, 2021
- Commercial Litigation, 2021
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers®
- Texas Super Lawyer, Appellate, 2014-2020
- Top 50 Central/West Texas Lawyer, 2018-2020
- Top Woman Attorney, Appellate, 2019
- Texas Rising Star, Civil Appeals, 2012-2014
- Austin Monthly
- Top Austin Attorney in Appellate Law, 2019-2020
- Larry F. York Mentoring Award, Austin Bar Foundation, 2021
Education & Honors
- Baylor University, J.D., cum laude, 2004
- Executive Editor, Law Review
- Administrative Law Moot Court Team – Winner: Best Brief
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., Political Science and Sociology, cum laude, 2001
- Kappa Delta Sorority
- Texas Third District of Appeals
- Law Clerk to Justice Jan Patterson, 2004-2005
- Staff Attorney to Chief Justice Kenneth Law, 2005-2007
Experience
- Amanda has served as lead appellate counsel in nearly 100 matters before the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas intermediate appellate courts in districts across the State.
- Amanda also has appellate experience before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and she regularly appears in district court to assist with dispositive motions, legal issues, and preservation of error.
In the News
- As Clients' Challenges Continue, Client Service Is More Important Than Ever - Texas Lawyer
- Amanda G. Taylor to Present Austin Bar CLE on Appellate Errors Made in Trial Courts
- Amanda G. Taylor Awarded Larry F. York Mentoring Award by Austin Bar Foundation
- Texas Super Lawyers® Recognizes 3 Butler Snow Attorneys
- The TCPA’s Impact on Civil Appellate Practice - Texas Appellate Law Podcast
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Amanda G. Taylor to Present on the Texas Citizens Participation Act at Upcoming State Bar of Texas Conferences
- Texas Panel OKs $4.2M Judgment For Insurer In Fraud Case - Law360
- Amanda G. Taylor to Train Texas Judges More...
- Texas Super Lawyers® Recognizes 4 Butler Snow Attorneys
- Scott K. Field and Amanda G. Taylor to Speak at Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
- Top Austin Attorneys 2019 - Austin Monthly
- Butler Snow Selects SXSW Center for New Austin Office
- Amanda G. Taylor to Speak at University of Texas School of Law’s Conference
- Amanda G. Taylor to Receive Award from Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association
- Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in Austin Lawyer Magazine
- 5 Attorneys Join Butler Snow’s Austin Office
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Presenter, "Three Pack Update on TRAP Amendments, the TCPA, and Sufficiency Standards of Review," UT Law CLE, 31st Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 10, 2021.
- Quoted, "As Clients' Challenges Continue, Client Service Is More Important Than Ever," Texas Lawyer, May 5, 2021.
- Presenter, “The Ides of March CLE: Top Ten Appellate Errors Made by Trial Lawyers,” Austin Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section and Civil Appellate Section Joint Remote CLE, March 15, 2021.
- Author and Presenter, "Update on the TCPA," Advanced Business Law, TexasBarCLE, November 5, 2020.
- Author and Presenter, "TCPA: A Shifting Tide in 2020," Advanced Civil Appellate Practice, TexasBarCLE, September 11, 2020.
- Author and Presenter, "Use of the TCPA and Rule 91a in Business Disputes: A Shifting Tide in 2020," Business Disputes, TexasBarCLE, September 10, 2020.
- Guest, “The TCPA’s Impact on Civil Appellate Practice,” Texas Appellate Law Podcast, September 3, 2020.
- Author and Presenter, “TCPA and 91a,” Advanced Civil Trial, TexasBarCLE, July 15, 2020, August 19, 2020, October 28, 2020.
- Author and Presenter, “The Texas Citizens Participation Act: A Practical Bench Guide with 2019 Amendments,” Texas Center for the Judiciary, October 28, 2019 More...
- Author and Presenter, “The Texas Citizens Participation Act: Implications in Administrative Law Cases,” UT Law’s Advanced Administrative Law Conference, August 16, 2019
- Presenter, “A Deep Dive Into Selected Issues Under the Texas Citizens Participation Act,” UT Law’s Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 21, 2019.
- Author and Presenter, “Monetary Relief Under the TCPA: Best Practices for Obtaining or Avoiding It,” Texas Bar CLE, Damages in Civil Litigation, Dallas, Texas, February 8, 2019.
- Author and Presenter, “Anti-SLAPP Update,” Litigation Update Institute, January 18, 2019.
- Author and Presenter, “The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA): A Statutory Overview and Analysis of its Potential Impact on Real Estate Disputes,” Texas Apartment Association Legal Symposium, November 2018.
- Co-Author, “TCPA Procedures: Statutory Requirements and Open Questions,” published in The Advocate by the SBOT Civil Litigation Section, Fall 2018.
- Author and Presenter, “Surprise SLAPP: Applications and Consequences of the TCPA,” 28th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, UT School of Law, June 2018.
- Author and Presenter, “Anti-SLAPP for Administrative Lawyers,” SBOT Advanced Administrative Law Conference, June 2018.
- Author and Presenter, “Workplace Communications The Texas Citizens Participation Act: A Quickly Changing Legal Landscape that Businesses Need to Understand,” Association of Corporate Counsel, March 2018.
- Guest Lecturer, “Communicating Effectively on Appeal: Lessons for Litigators,” UT School of Law, October 2017.
- Co-Author and Presenter, “Preparing for the TBLS Board Certification Exam in Civil Appellate Law,” SBOT Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, September 2017.
- Author and Presenter, “Interlocutory Appeals and Early Dismissals: Impact on Appellate Dockets and Other Consequences,” 27th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, UT School of Law, June 2017; and as published in The Appellate Advocate Summer 2017.
- Author and Presenter, “Interlocutory Appeals,” SBOT Civil Appeals Practice 101, September 2014, September 2016; Austin Bar Association, October 2014; Bell County Bar Association, March 2015; Tarrant County Bar Association, April 2015.
- Author and Presenter, “Mentorship: Why it Matters and How to Do It,” SBOT Leaders’ Conference, July 2016.
- Author and Presenter, “So You Have a Verdict, Now What? Perfecting & Pursuing a State Civil Appeal,” TCWLA, April 2012; Austin Bar Association, May 2012; CAFTA, August 2012; SBOT Webcast, February 2013.
- Author and Presenter, “Administrative Case Law Update,” 8 Tex. Admin. L.J. 1, Spring 2007.