Amelie Bredas Messingham

Bar Admissions

• Arizona

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Arizona
• United States District Court, District of Arizona

Education

• University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude)
  • Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Third Year Conference Editor & Second Year Writer
• University of Arizona (B.A., Economics and History, minor in Math, summa cum laude, with honors)
  • Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, History Department
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Member
  • Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Member and Vice President for Finances
• Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (Diplome de Candidature)

Languages

French

Awards & Recognition

• Southwest Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Banking (2014-2017, 2019)

Representative Transactions

• Represented national lender and performed all due diligence, documentation, and negotiations in connection with a $36 million loan secured by several pieces of real property in Connecticut
• Represented national lender with respect to the consolidation, restatement, and restructure of loans in the aggregate amount of $100 million secured by real estate in Nevada and Arizona

Previous Professional Experience

• Snell & Wilmer, Summer Associate (2005)
• University of Arizona Attorney’s Office, Legal Internship (Summer 2004)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Arizona Women Lawyers Association, Southern Arizona Chapter
• Tucson CREW

Community Involvement

• Jabz Boxing Fitness for Women, Tucson Owner/Trainer (2016-present)
• Southern Arizona Roadrunners (SAR), Board Secretary (2011-2016)
• Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), Volunteer (2014-2016)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Educación Solamente en Inglés, No Gracias: Protecting Bilingual Education in Georgia in the Wake of the No Child Left Behind Act,” Co-Author with Melissa Hahn, Educ. L. & Pol’y F. (2005)