Butler Snow is pleased to announce that attorney Amanda Taylor has been elected as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. She will serve a three-year term that will run through June 2027.
The Texas Supreme Court Historical Society (TSCHS) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of information, papers, photographs, and significant artifacts relating to the Supreme Court and the appellate courts of Texas. The Society sponsors scholarship relating to the history of the Texas judiciary and furthers efforts to raise public awareness about the judicial branch of government and its role in the development of Texas. On behalf of the court, the Society acts as conservator for the judicial portrait collection and other paintings and valued historic items belonging to the court.
As a Board-Certified Civil Appellate specialist, Taylor helps to shape successful case strategy from the outset of litigation through the end of an appeal. She 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. As a member of Butler Snow’s Commercial Litigation Group, Taylor has experience handling complex civil disputes regarding contracts, fraud, tax, insurance, products, employment, real property, and trust and estates. She provides pro bono appellate services each year and is committed to community service through her State and Local Bar Associations.
Taylor has served as appellate counsel in nearly 200 matters before the Texas Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and appellate courts across Texas and other jurisdictions. She also regularly appears in district court to assist with dispositive motions, legal issues, and preservation of error.
Taylor has developed an expertise related to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (a/k/a, anti-SLAPP statute). She frequently represents clients, writes, and presents legal education on this topic, and other topics related to Texas appellate law. She has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer® in Appellate practice every year since 2014.
Taylor is involved in a number of professional organizations including the Austin Bar Association, where she served as a member of the Board of Directors (2015-2018), Chair and Council Member of the Civil Appellate Section (2014-2019), Foundation Fellow (2016-Present), and Lawyer Well-Being Committee Co-Chair (2019-2020), as well as holding numerous other leadership positions. She served as the President and as a Board Member of the Travis County Women Lawyers Association (2008-2013) and has been actively involved in the organization as a Fellow and mentor for many years. She also dedicates professional service to the State Bar of Texas including service on the Grievance Committee (Dist. 9 Panel Member, 2020-2023), Foundation (Fellow, 2014-Present), and Civil Appellate and Litigation Sections (Member, 2008-Present). She is a member of the Baylor Law School Alumni Association, where she served on the Austin Steering Committee (2016-2018), volunteered for the Mentorship Program (2016-2018), and was an Assistant Coach to Texas Young Lawyers Moot Court Competition (2017). Additionally, she has served as a program mentor for The Appellate Project, which empowers law students of color to thrive in appellate law.
Taylor completed her undergraduate education at Vanderbilt University and earned her Juris Doctor from Baylor University. She previously served as a law clerk to Justice Jan Patterson and staff attorney to Chief Justice Kenneth Law, both of the Texas Third District of Appeals. She is admitted to the State Bar of Texas, the Western District of the U.S. District Court of Texas and the Fifth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
