J. Amber Drew

Associate

Areas of Practice:

Amber Drew works primarily in the arena of transactional law, focusing on business law, estates and trusts law, intellectual property law (copyrights and trademarks), and real estate law. Ms. Drew also has experience in general litigation as well as consumer fraud and health insurance litigation.

Education:

J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 2007
B.A., DePauw University, 1999 (computer science)

Bar Admissions:

Illinois State Bar, 2007
Minnesota State Bar, 2008
New Jersey State Bar, 2009
District of Columbia Bar, 2009

Ms. Drew is also admitted to the U.S. District Court of the Northern (2008), and Central (2009) Districts of Illinois.

Professional Associations:

American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Champaign County Bar Association
East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association (ECIWAA)*
Illinois State Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity*
Young Attorneys of Champaign County

* Past or present officer or board member

Professional Experience / Civic and Philanthropic Involvement:

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Drew spent three years as a Management Consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, followed by more than a year working as a paralegal and IT consultant for a small law firm. During law school, she interned with the Illinois State Senate as well as the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. Ms. Drew held two simultaneous Editorial roles on the Journal of Law, Technology and Policy. She has published on concurrent trademark law. As a student, she was active in many organizations including the mentoring-oriented Women’s Law Society.

Ms. Drew continues to be very active in her community, participating in Lawyers in the Classroom, The Junior League, and PEO as well as volunteering with the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum. In the summer, she continues to play recreation-league softball with her friends and colleagues.

Publications:

Death of Dawn Donut: The Demise of Concurrent Trademarks, J.L. Tech. & Pol’y Spring 2007 at 101.