Amy Kincaid Berry

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1988, with Honors

• Winner of “Best Brief Award” in Dean’s Cup Moot Court Competition
• First Runner-Up in Moot Court Oral Argument Competition

B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1985, magna cum laude

• High Honors in Honors English Program
• Phi Beta Kappa

Licensed in California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

• Worked extensively on a litigation team for a defense contractor in an environmental coverage lawsuit and advanced mainstream jurisprudence protecting policyholder rights
• Obtained California court ruling upholding position instructing insurance broker not to answer insurer’s deposition questions calling for expert witness testimony in absence of expert designation 
• Represented State Bar of California in multi-day trial regarding admissions proceeding
• Provided pro bono legal services in connection with Los Angeles, California, guardian ad litem program

Amy provided legal services for the Alliance for Children’s Rights in Los Angeles and also served as counsel for The Woody Herman Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting needy musicians. Amy has always been active in community efforts to benefit youth and children, from participating in a Strategic Planning Committee for the Glendale Unified School District in California to four years of co-chairing the Highland Park High School’s Literary Festival in Dallas, Texas. For nine years, she wrote curriculum for and led an all-ages summer weekend adventure program at La Canada United Methodist Church in California. 

For nine years, Amy practiced with the Los Angeles firm, Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey, LLP (formerly known as Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger). In 1994, she was named a Principal in that practice. Amy started her practice in 1988 with the Los Angeles office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP.