Amy Staples
Partner
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Biography
Amy Robinson Staples is a partner at Loevy & Loevy. Since joining the firm in 2017, Amy has concentrated her practice in federal court on wrongful convictions, police misconduct, and other constitutional issues. Additionally, Amy is a Senior Attorney with the Exoneration Project where she fights for the wrongfully convicted in state courts, freeing innocent individuals from prison.
Prior to joining Loevy & Loevy, Amy represented the wrongfully accused and ensured the constitutional rights of those criminally charged were protected as an attorney and manager of the Post-Conviction Branch of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy and the Kentucky Innocence Project. There, Amy successfully exonerated multiple men and women and obtained pardons for numerous individuals, including imprisoned victims of domestic violence. She also briefed Hollon v. Commonwealth, the case establishing the procedure for claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in Kentucky.
In 2014, Amy was the proud recipient of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Professionalism & Excellence Award. When not practicing law, Amy can often be found cheering on her teenage son Briley.
Bar Admissions
• Kentucky, 2000
• Eastern District of Kentucky, 2005
• Western District of Kentucky, 2008
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006
• United States Supreme Court, 2018
Education + Honors
University of Kentucky College of Law
• J.D. – 2000
Georgetown College
• B.A (Cum Laude) – 1997
• William Graham Brown Scholar
Our Impact
Loevy + Loevy has won more multi-million dollar verdicts than perhaps any other law firm in the country over the past decade. Our willingness to take hard cases to trial, and win them, has yielded a nationally recognized reputation for success in the courtroom.
Read the latest public reporting and press releases about Loevy + Loevy’s clients, our public interest litigation, and our civil rights impact.
We take on the nation’s most difficult public interest cases, advocating in and outside the courtroom to secure justice for our clients and to hold officials, governments, and corporations accountable.
