Education
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude (2020)
- Public Interest Public Service Scholar
- American University Law Review
- Symposium Editor, Sustainable Development Law and Policy Brief
- West Virginia University, B.A., International Studies and Geography, summa cum laude (2017)
- Order of Augusta
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Udall Scholar
Admissions
- Maryland
Overview
Amanda Leroux is an associate attorney with a background in energy, environmental, and administrative law. She has substantial experience litigating challenges to agency action in federal court, including drafting pleadings, reviewing evidentiary records, developing expert and lay witness testimony, and writing and arguing briefs. Her experience also encompasses legislative and regulatory analysis, policy development, and advocacy work.
Relevant Experience
Amanda joined the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division through the Attorney General’s Honors Program and served as a Trial Attorney in the Natural Resources Section. In this role, she led high-profile litigation involving procedural challenges to agency action and environmental claims in federal district courts across the country. Her practice also included tribal trust and Fifth Amendment takings litigation in the Court of Federal Claims.
Amanda served as Senior Counsel at the American Clean Power Association, where she advised the Association on a range of legal and policy matters affecting clean energy deployment, including legal challenges, legislative initiatives, and regulatory developments. Her work spanned project siting and permitting, electricity regulation, clean energy tax credits, trade and tariff policy, and environmental regulation.