Background
Amelia A. Gilmer is an associate attorney, focusing her practice on the areas of commercial litigation and banking & debtor/creditor litigation.
Amelia earned her Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she was manuscript editor of the University of Richmond Law Review. While at law school, she received the Glenice B. Coombs Award for Law Review Excellence and the CALI Award for Excellence in Torts and Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization. Amelia also served as a research assistant for two professors from 2020 to 2022.
Prior to joining Cameron Ingersoll Roche, Amelia worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Frances H. Stacy in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She then was a summer associate at a law firm in Norfolk, Virginia. That internship led to a full-time associate position in which Amelia engaged in a a vigorous research and motions practice to include trial preparation and heavy client involvement in maritime and commercial litigation.
Education
- J.D., University of Richmond School of Law, summa cum laude
- B.A., The University of Virginia, with distinction
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Professional Activities
- Virginia Bar Association
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, Young Lawyers Committee
- Fairfax Bar Association
Practice Focus
- Commercial Litigation
- Banking & Debtor/Creditor Litigation