Practitioner Profile Amanda Laub, Esq., of Laub Law A
manda has spent her career fighting for plaintiffs in personal injury cases since she first arrived in Las Vegas in 2014. With a background in psychology, Amanda realized early on that her compassion for clients and her ability to empathize gave her an edge—making her an outstanding advocate.
me to take their hand and walk them through it. My clients come from all different backgrounds, so their struggles are all unique to them. Being able to provide them a service that is tailored to their individual needs is a core value of my firm that I get to continue to develop each and every day I practice.
Throughout her legal career she has prided herself on her ability to truly listen to her clients, coming up with solutions that are legally savvy and personally tailored. Further, Amanda’s trial experience allows her to fully analyze each case with a deep understanding of the process. Amanda uses her unique background and talent to aggressively pursue justice for her clients. In her spare time, she gives back to the community by practicing pro bono through the Nevada Legal Aid Center’s Children’s Attorney Project.
VLM: What was your most memorable case?
Amanda’s dedication to strengthening the personal injury litigation community is exemplified in her work cofounding the Nevada Justice Association’s Annual Mock Trial Competition. Through this competition, students now have the rare opportunity to practice their advocacy abilities in a trial setting before leaving law school. This endeavor not only demonstrates Amanda’s dedication to becoming an excellent trial attorney, but also shows her commitment to bettering Nevada’s legal community. Amanda sat down with us to share a little more about herself and her practice. VLM: What does being an attorney mean to you? AL: Being an attorney is a privilege I simply don’t take lightly. The gift I get to have as an attorney is the positive impact I can have on my clients’ lives through my work. There’s that old proverb that says to choose a career you enjoy, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Sure, some days it feels like work – a lot of work – but seeing a client’s excitement at the time of resolution is so worth it. My heart feels whole when I can make someone’s day better, and a lot of my clients are coming to me during the most difficult times in their life. It’s such an honor that they trust
AL: The most memorable case I’ve had so far was helping serve a brother and sister through the Pro Bono Children’s Attorney Project of the Southern Nevada Legal Aid Center. The siblings had lost both parents and were in separate group homes. I spent two years helping the siblings navigate the family law courts to help set them up for their futures. Throughout the case, I grew an attachment to them as if they were my own and took every failure of the state personally. It gave me an inside look of how child protective services works, tries to work, and their deficiencies. This was all very difficult on my clients who, despite their cognitive disabilities, knew what they were entitled to, they just didn’t know how to assert those rights. The younger sibling was very hard to win over because of the trauma he endured growing up. When he finally started talking to me after months of me trying, I was able to hear how much he appreciated me helping him and his sister. By far, it has been my most memorable case as it was deeply rewarding. I continue to help children in need by working of counsel for a firm that does special education law, empowering parents to assert their rights in pursuing free appropriate public education for their children. The work I do with my own firm is very rewarding – helping those who are injured or otherwise at the lowest points in their lives – but helping children holds a special place in my heart. It’s simply wonderful that I am able to do both. VLM: Have you ever experienced a situation where you had to support a legal position that conflicted with your personal beliefs? If so, how did you handle it? AL: Luckily, there have not been many. One experience
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