Overview
Ambria Mahomes brings clients a wealth of experience to defend against a wide variety of claims and assists clients through all stages of civil litigation including strategy development, discovery, written and oral arguments, motions practice, trial preparation and appellate work. She has experience defending national consumer goods companies, retailers and other commercial entities in complex litigation arising under federal and state consumer protection and privacy laws.
Prior Experience
Before joining Faegre Drinker, Ambria served as a litigation associate at a law firm based in Chicago. She also served as a litigation associate at an AMLaw 100 firm working with clients to defend commercial class action litigation. She also served as a legal extern for the Equal Justice Society and as a legal intern for a California-based energy company.
Personal Interests
When not practicing law, Ambria enjoys trying new restaurants.
Related Legal Services
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
California
Illinois
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Education
University of San Francisco School of Law
J.D. Law Review (comments editor) (2019)
DePaul University
B.S. in Business Management (2016)
Insights & Events
Insights
News
Other Perspectives
- What BIPA Reform Law Means For Biometrics Litigation
Republished in Law360 (August 28, 2024) - You Should Have Said Something: Exploring the Ways that History, Implicit Bias, and Stereotypes Inform the Current Trends of Black Women Dying in Childbirth
University of San Francisco Law Review, Volume 55, Issue 1 (2020) - You Rolled Your Eyes at Me: The Effects of Stereotypes and Implicit Bias on Black Girls and Discipline in the Classroom
Southern University Law Center Journal of Race, Gender, and Poverty, Volume (2018-19)
Leadership & Community
Civic Activities
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- One Million Degrees, Coach (2022)
- USF Black Law Students Mentorship Program in partnership with Alameda County Public Defender’s Office (2018-2019)
- Providence Family Services, Volunteer Tutor (2013-2014)
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — “Ones to Watch,” Commercial Litigation, 2025; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2025
- Illinois Super Lawyers — Rising Star, 2024
- The National Black Lawyers — Top 40 Under 40, Illinois, 2022
- Leadership Council for Legal Diversity — Pathfinder, 2022
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.