Amanda P. Waske

Amanda P. Waske is a government lawyer and senior attorney in the Farmington Hills office of Rosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuechler, PC. Waske focuses on litigation and appellate services for municipalities, including municipal liability, civil rights defense, and general counsel work. Her practice areas include General Municipal Law, Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights, and Insurance Defense. She also has experience litigating business and commercial matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Waske earned a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Michigan. Before entering private practice, she spent five years with the Michigan Court of Appeals, first as a research attorney and then as a law clerk to the Hon. Kathleen Jansen. This appellate background supports her ability to analyze records, develop legal arguments, and advise municipal clients on issues that can move from local decision-making into complex litigation or appellate review.

Waske represents governmental clients in matters involving municipal liability, constitutional claims, civil rights defense, and general municipal concerns. Her prior insurance-defense and commercial-litigation work adds experience with contested claims in both state and federal courts. She also brings appellate knowledge from her years at the Michigan Court of Appeals, allowing her to address issues that require careful briefing, preservation of the record, and a clear understanding of how trial-level decisions may be evaluated on appeal.

Amanda P. Waske has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Appellate practice and holds leadership roles in several professional organizations. Waske serves in appellate and young-lawyer leadership positions with Michigan Defense Trial Counsel and participates in the Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference Foundation. Her blend of municipal, civil-rights, insurance-defense, and appellate experience provides public-sector clients with practical counsel for litigation, governance concerns, and legal disputes requiring careful analysis and courtroom judgment.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Rosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuechler, PC
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Young Lawyers Co-Chair, Negligence Section of the Michigan State Bar
• Board of Directors, Secretary, Polish American Legal Society
• Member, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (2025)
• Planning Commission Member, Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference Foundation

Licensed State

• Michigan

Education

• DePaul University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Michigan
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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