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Meet Amina
Amina is a member of Cohen & Malad LLP’s Sexual Abuse litigation team where she advocates for survivors of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. She litigates against perpetrators and entities that have negligently failed to prevent sexual abuse from repeatedly occurring under their supervision. Amina also serves on the business services, real estate, and business litigation practice team.
Prior to joining Cohen & Malad, LLP, Amina had the honor of serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Melissa S. May at the Indiana Court of Appeals and to the Honorable Judge Heather A. Welch at the Indiana Commercial Court. Amina’s clerkship experience at both the appellate and trial court level has given her a command of courtroom procedure and the litigation process.
In law school, Amina served as the Secretary of the Health Law Society and earned a Graduate Certificate in Health Law, concentrating on topics such as health care law and policy, bioethics and law, elder law, and health care fraud and abuse. Amina also trained at IU Health Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics at Methodist Hospital, focusing on the ethical and legal issues arising for health care providers in a hospital and long-term care facility setting.
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Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Sexual Abuse
- Business Services, Real Estate & Business Litigation
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Education & Clerkships
J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2016
- Pre-Law Program, St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford
B.A., International Studies, The Ohio State University, 2011
Clerkships
- Law clerk, Hon. Heather A. Welch, Indiana Commercial Court, Marion Superior Court 1
- Law clerk, Hon. Melissa S. May, Indiana Court of Appeals
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Presentations and Awards
“Standards of Review,” How Appealing! Sagamore Inn of Court Lincoln Group Presentation, March 2020
“Dystopian Dining: Update on COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Litigation,” ITLA 56th Annual Institute, November 2020
“Effective Mentorship in 2021,” Panel Moderator, Indianapolis Bar Association Women and the Law Division Mentorship Kickoff Luncheon, February 2021
“Working with Victims of Abuse: Brain Injury & Trauma”, Presenter, National Crime Victim Bar Association, October 2021
Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2021-2022
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Professional Memberships & Community Involvement
- Friends of Riley
- Vice President of External Affairs, 2019-2021
- Sagamore American Inn of Court
- Associate 2019 – 2022
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Women and the Law Division
- Board Member, Executive Committee
- Chair, Mentorship Committee
- Women and the Law Division
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Women’s Caucus
- Member, Young Lawyers Section
- National Crime Victims Bar Association – Young Lawyers Council
- Board Member 2021 – 2023
- Center for At-Risk Elders
- Volunteer Advocate, 2021
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Indiana, 2017
- Northern District of Indiana, 2019
- Southern District of Indiana, 2019
- Friends of Riley