Amanda Jane Proctor
Wright, Gregg & Proctor, PA
Amanda Jane Proctor is a dedicated and experienced Family Law Attorney at Wright Gregg & Proctor, P.A. She is focused exclusively on Family Law. Amanda strives to use her unique skills of advocacy, research and empathy, applying them to the specific legal needs of her clients. Amanda's passion and pursuit is meeting the challenges her clients face in Family Law matters.
Amanda earned a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Mississippi in 2006. She received her J.D. at the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2009, where she was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal, and graduated first in her class. She received multiple scholarships including the Lamar Order Scholarship, the Mississippi Bar Family Law Section Scholarship, the Martha Wilson Gerald MWLA Scholarship. Amanda was published in the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and National Association of Women Lawyers’ Women Lawyers Journal for her article Break Up Domestic Violence: Fourth Amendment Analysis of ‘Disputed Permission’. Recently, Amanda was honored as one of the 2016 Class of Portico 10. Additionally, in 2018 she received the Pro Bono Award from the Mississippi Volunteers Lawyers Project.
Amanda grew up on the Reservoir in the suburbs of Jackson. She is a proud mother to a little boy and a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Mississippi
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- English
- Partner
- Wright, Gregg & Proctor, PA
- Current
- University of Mississippi
- J.D.
- Honors: Member of Mississippi Law Journal, graduated 1st of her class, recipient of Lamar Order Scholarship, the Mississippi BAR Family Law Section Scholarship, the Martha Wilson Gerald MWLA Scholarship, among others. Won 13 Outstanding Student Awards.
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- University of Mississippi
- B.A.
- Honors: Taylor Medalist, 4.0 GPA, graduated with Summa Cum Laude, inducted in the Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Honorary
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- Pro Bono Award
- Mississippi Volunteers Lawyers Project
- Mississippi State Bar
- Member
- Current
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- Breaking Into the Marital Home to Break Up Domestic Violence: Fourth Amendment Analysis of 'Disputed Permission'
- National Association of Women Lawyers
- Website
- Wright, Gregg & Proctor, PA Website
