Amber’s practice focuses on assisting educational institutions, companies, and non-profit organizations prevent and respond to bias, discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. 

Trauma-Informed External Investigator

Amber is a trained, trauma-informed external investigator, conducting neutral, thorough investigations in the workplace, at educational institutions, and for sports organizations. Her Title IX expertise and experience as outside counsel for businesses and educational institutions allows her to approach investigations with a strong understanding of the complexities of an organization’s policies and procedures. Amber has represented a host of businesses and schools in employment, contract, and civil rights litigation, giving her a compelling edge when assisting educational institutions on all aspects of employment and student matters, including preventative training, policy development, and compliance issues.

Alternative Resolution Facilitator

Amber is also a skilled facilitator of alternative resolutions outside of the formal conduct process. With training in Restorative Justice, Amber approaches informal resolutions with an eye toward healing and reconciliation. Amber’s warm, levelheaded, and non-judgmental approach encourages open communication through a voluntary, participatory, and trauma-informed process of accountability. A direct descendent of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik, Amber’s diverse background, including her experience working with immigrant communities, extensive world travel and fluency in Spanish, aids her ability to understand different perspectives and navigate complex issues toward shared resolution.

Additional Experience

• Board member of the Maine Justice Foundation

• Co-chair of the Maine Association for Public Interest Law

• Student attorney for University of Maine School of Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic, assisting low-income immigrants through a broad range of cases and projects

• Judicial extern for the Honorable Kermit Lipez, at the U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit

• Coordinator for the University of Vermont’s Study Abroad Program in Oaxaca, Mexico

• Intern for an international non-profit organization focused on community-driven development projects to improve livelihoods of coffee farming communities throughout Latin America

• Traveling extensively through Mexico, Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania

Education

JD, University of Maine School of Law, magna cum laude

BA, University of Vermont

Admitted to Practice

• State of Maine

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts