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Amanda M Ghannam

Detroit Civil Rights/Employment Attorney

3 years of experience
Employment Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
Michigan

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Robin Arce February 8, 2022

What can I say about Amanda? She helped me through one of the worst times in my life! Amanda was my attorney, but I now consider her a friend. Like family. Only family would fight for me as hard as she did! Amanda is hardworking,intelligent, genuine, caring, and professional. She took on a case that seemed to have astronomical odds against us! She believed in me from the beginning. She talked me down during the tough times, and helped me through every step of the process. I never had to wonder, or wait for a call from her. Amanda's attentiveness to my case eased my mind so much! Amanda made it so I could tell the truth about what was done to me, the lawsuit that happened as a result of it. My voice finally heard! What a relief! I feel vindicated. I can't thank Amanda enough! I am a client for life.

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Biography

Amanda M. Ghannam is a Detroit-based attorney representing workers in employment disputes, survivors of sexual assault, student-complainants in Title IX proceedings, and victims of police misconduct in negotiations and lawsuits in state and federal courts. Amanda specializes in advocacy for clients experiencing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace and has secured numerous settlements for clients who were wrongfully terminated. In 2020, Amanda and her co-counsel obtained a historic federal restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting the Detroit Police Department from using excessive force against Black Lives Matter protestors.

Amanda first joined Nacht & Roumel, P.C. in 2018 and returned in 2021 after a year with another Metro Detroit civil rights firm. She earned her Juris Doctor with a specialization in Labor, Work, and Income from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts. Amanda is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and the federal District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, Northern District of Indiana, and Central District of Illinois.

Amanda is a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the National Arab-American Bar Association, and the Michigan Association for Justice.

Practice Areas

Employment Law: Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Civil Rights: Discrimination, Employment, Police Misconduct

Education Law

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Michigan: State Bar of Michigan; ID Number: P83065

Federal District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Federal District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Languages

English

Professional Experience

Attorney: NachtLaw, P.C.; 2018 - Current; Attorney specializing in plaintiff-side employment and civil rights litigation.

Law Clerk: Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP; 2017 - 2018; - Researched and wrote legal memoranda regarding issues arising in management-side employment practice (including cutting-edge noncompete and trade secret issues; employer background check and equal opportunity employment policies; anti-harassment training guidelines; and wage-and-hour claims). - Attended and presented at client trainings and seminars. - Wrote motions in Superior Court proceedings. - Wrote position statements in state agency proceedings.

Law Clerk: Sandulli Grace, P.C.; 2017 - 2017; - Researched and wrote legal memoranda on issues arising in union-side labor and employment law, including race discrimination, sexual harassment, accommodation of disabled employees, arbitration of employee discipline, collective bargaining, and constitutionality of agency fees, public employee retirement, FMLA leave, and more. - Attended labor arbitrations, agency proceedings, and contract negotiations. - Wrote motions in state agency proceedings and post-hearing arbitration briefs.

Judicial Intern to Judge Victoria A. Roberts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; 2016 - 2017; - Researched a wide range of legal issues arising at the federal trial level, including intellectual property, First Amendment gender discrimination, First Amendment retaliation, and garnishment of wages as restitution in criminal cases. - Wrote legal memoranda and drafted judicial opinions, including rulings on motions in limine during trial. - Edited jury instructions and helped negotiate agreements between parties on jury instructions & verdict forms pre-trial. - Observed court proceedings including motion and plea hearings, sentencings, and trials.

Legal Intern: Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; 2016 - 2016; - Interviewed complainants and filed lawsuits under Massachusetts state anti-discrimination laws. - Investigated active employment discrimination cases by requesting information from complainants, respondents, and attorneys, reviewing all the evidence, and deciding whether each case met the standard for a probable cause finding. - Wrote investigative dispositions after concluding investigations. - Researched and drafted legal memoranda on novel legal issues.

Education

Northeastern University School of Law: J.D. (2018) | Labor, Work, and Income; 2015 - 2018; Honors: Full Tuition Merit Scholarship; Activities: Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition Student Bar Association Teaching Assistant to Professor Jessica Silbey (Constitutional Law) Research Assistant to Professor Margaret Russell