Background
Bentz, Amy E. was born on May 2, 1963 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
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Amy E. Bentz
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University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1985). University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Career
Worked at Plowman, Spiegel & Lewis, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Construction, Surety and Fidelity, Products Liability Defense, Insurance, Corporation, Litigation, Securities, Environmental and Natural Resources, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Banking, Finance, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law and Creditors Rights, Estate and Tax Planning, Probate and Trust. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Pennsylvania and United States.
District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania.
1992, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1995, United States. Supreme Court.
Order of Omega. Recipient, Outstanding Senior Award, University of Michigan, 1985.
Outstanding Young Women in American Award, 1986. Intern, Honorary Hubert I. Tietelbaum, United States.
District Court Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania, January 1988-May 1988. Adjunct Professor, Duquesne University School of Law.
Member: Allegheny County (Member, Sections on: Appellate Practice Committee, Federal Courts, Arts and Law Committee, Commercial Law) Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Plowman & Spiegel, the predecessor of Plowman, Spiegel & Lewis, Professional Corporation, was established in 1963 as a firm engaging in a Civil Litigation practice, with particular emphasis in Construction, Real Estate, Surety and Fidelity Law and related fields.
Over 30 years the scope of practice has been expanded to include substantial concentration in Commercial Law and in Banking and Finance.
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Member: Allegheny County (Member, Sections on: Appellate Practice Committee, Federal Courts, Arts and Law Committee, Commercial Law) Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
