Amanda Kohls

Amanda Kohls is an Associate at Schwabe whose practice includes Real Estate, Leasing, Condemnation, Litigation, and Environmental & Natural Resource Regulation. She assists developers, landlords, commercial tenants, energy utilities, and timberland owners with leases, easements, encroachments, condemnation, property disputes, and related litigation. Her work combines transactional and dispute-oriented real estate matters, with a focus on practical solutions for clients managing property, development, and regulatory concerns.

Kohls earned a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She also earned an M.S. in Information from Florida State University and a B.A., summa cum laude, in English from Louisiana State University. Her legal education included mediation and environmental and community development clinics, providing experience with dispute resolution and real estate and environmental issues before entering practice.

Kohls has advised commercial tenants on lease rights and termination conditions, counseled residential landlords on fair-housing and eviction regulations, and represented clients in condemnation and inverse-condemnation matters in Oregon and Washington. She has also assisted utilities with encroachment issues and advised timber companies regarding easement rights, roadway maintenance, ingress, egress, and access. Her experience reflects a real estate practice that includes property management, land rights, and litigation-related concerns.

Amanda Kohls is admitted in Oregon and Washington and participates in Schwabe’s Pro Bono Committee and Women’s Initiative. She has received academic and advocacy honors for legal writing and environmental-law work. Her practice brings together property law, environmental considerations, negotiation, and litigation, helping clients evaluate long-term solutions for real estate disputes and transactions while considering development needs, regulatory requirements, and the practical realities of owning or operating property.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Public Service Committee, Multnomah Bar Association (2025-Present)
• Member, Schwabe’s Pro Bono Committee
• Member, Women’s Initiative

Licensed State

• Oregon
• Washington

Education

• University of Florida, Levin College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• Florida State University
  Master of Science (MS) in Information
• Louisiana State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Summa Cum Laude

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