As a graduate of Mississippi College School of Law, Amanda Summerlin has been actively involved in litigation since 2002. She graduated from Mississippi State University (magna cum laude) with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. While working as a partner and director in two different regional law firms, Amanda represented numerous defendants and focused her practice on asbestos, mass tort, and environmental litigation. She has extensive experience defending aggregated claims in jurisdictions across the nation and has assisted clients facing local, regional, and national issues. Amanda was an integral part of national coordinating counsel teams - overseeing litigation, managing individual claims, and negotiating settlements in multiple high risk jurisdictions. She participated in numerous federal and state court mediations.