Biography
Amanda Stubblefield Burton is an experienced litigator who handles high-stakes matters in federal and state courts. She is experienced in all stages of litigation—from pre-dispute investigation and resolution, to pre-trial briefing and discovery, to appeals and settlements. Amanda primarily works on complex commercial disputes and class actions, and she has particular experience defending companies in class-action litigation involving financial-services and consumer-protection matters. She also has significant experience in complex contractual disputes and constitutional litigation.
Prior to joining KMK, Amanda served as a law clerk to the Hon. David L. Bunning, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, where she managed one-third of the Court's civil and criminal dockets, supervised and trained incoming law clerks and interns, and represented Judge Bunning's Chambers on sub-committees and at conferences. Amanda also worked as a litigation associate at McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky, where she gained a wide range of experience, assisting alcohol-beverage entities in regulatory matters before state agencies and representing clients in all aspects of civil litigation, including discovery, motion practice, oral arguments, trials, and appeals.
Amanda earned her law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2014, where she graduated magna cum laude, and was elected into the Order of the Coif. She served as Notes Editor of the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Law, and was a member of the Women's Law Caucus. Amanda earned a B.A. in History, summa cum laude, from Eastern Kentucky University in 2011.
