About Amanda
Amanda is a Los Angeles-based attorney specializing in criminal defense. She was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the US at 10. After attending the University of California, Santa Barbara for undergrad, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles for law school and received her JD. She started her legal career as a teenager, interning at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office at 13. She later worked for many years with the Los Angeles Public Defender's Office, the Juvenile Department, and the District Attorney's Office in the Hard Core Gang Division.
After passing the Bar, Amanda received a fellowship from UCLA, working at their Veterans Law Clinic. She is also a VA-certified attorney and has extensive knowledge of Veterans' Diversion programs. She went on to work at a criminal defense law firm specializing in DUI and other serious criminal matters for 6 years, winning the Super Lawyers Rising Star award for the past 6 years before joining Michael & Associates.
Career History
Senior Trial Attorney
Michael & Associates Criminal Defense Attorneys
October 2026 to present
Los Angeles, CA
Crisis Management Attorney
The Meehan Law Firm
December 2020 to October 2026
Los Angeles, CA
Attorney
UCLA School of Law Veterans Legal Clinic
March 2019 to December 2020
Los Angeles, CA
Summer Associate
Los Angeles District Attorney
May 2017 to August 2017
Los Angeles, CA
Summer Associate
T. Joshua Ritz & Associates, Attorneys-at-Law
June 2016 to August 2016
Sherman Oaks, CA
Legal Intern
San Francisco Public Defender's Office
June 2009 to September 2013
San Francisco, CA
Awards
- American Association of Attorney Advocates Top 10 Law Firm (2026)
- American Institute 10 Best Law Firm (2026)
- American Institute of Legal Advocates Top Law Firm (2026)
- American Institute of Trial Lawyers Best Law Firm (2026)
