Amy Lin Meyerson is a sole practitioner in Weston, Connecticut. She practices in the area of domestic corporate law, concentrating in formation and growth of emerging businesses and nonprofits, intellectual property protection and development, computer law and venture capital. Martindale-Hubbell has awarded her with an AV rating, which identifies a lawyer with high to preeminent legal ability, integrity and overall professional excellence.
Amy is the Co-chair of the Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council, a member on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association, and a Past President of the Connecticut Bar Association (2000-2021). She is a Past President of the NAPABA Law Foundation (2016-2018), a Past Chair of the American Bar Association's Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (2014-2015), and a Past President of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) (2005-2006).
Before opening her own firm in April 2004, Amy engaged in the practice of corporate law, commercial law, securities law, computer law, Internet law and telecommunications law on behalf of Internet-based and other high-technology businesses (public and private) with a corporate boutique in Stamford, CT. Prior to working in Stamford, Amy practiced corporate law, computer law, telecommunications (regulatory and transactional) law and commercial law on behalf of information technology companies in Atlanta, GA and drafted and negotiated interconnection, collocation, custom service, billing, and global virtual private network agreements. She also has worked in the Corporate Practice Group of a large global law firm in New York City and clerked for a U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge in Hartford, CT.
Awards and Honors:
Co-Chair, Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council, 2021-present
Member, Board of Governors, American Bar Association, 2021-present
2022 Woman Leader in the Law, ALM Media, LLC
2022 Connecticut Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
Top Lawyers in Connecticut, CT Magazine, November 2022
2021 NAPABA Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award
2019 Gallery of Pioneers, University of Connecticut School of Law
2015 CAPABA Ivan K. Fong Founders Award
2012 NAPABA Women's Leadership Award
Commissioner, Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission of Connecticut, 2010-2012
Top Lawyers in Fairfield County, Westport Magazine, Nov/Dec 2010 to 2013
Amy Lin Meyerson Day in CT, April 26, 2006, Proclamation by CT Governor M. Jodi Rell
2nd Annual Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award, Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, April 2006
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, August 2005-present
Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows Program, November 2009-present
Who's Who of American Women, 2006-present
Marquis Who’s Who in American Law, 2005-present
Best Lawyers Under 40, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2003
New Leaders in the Law Award, Connecticut Law Tribune 2002
Education:
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT, 1994 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review: Connecticut Journal of International Law, 1992-1994 (Administrative Editor, 1993-1994)
Honors: 1994 George and Lorraine Schatzki Award (outstanding service to the law school community)
20th Annual Brussels Seminar on the Law and Institutions of the European Union, Institut d'Etudes Europeennes, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, and Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1992
Duke University, Durham, NC, 1989 A.B., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Graduation with Distinction and on Dean's List
Bar and Court Admissions:
United States Supreme Court, 2010
US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 2021
Connecticut, 2000
District of Columbia, 1997
Georgia, 1994
Affiliations:
American Bar Association (ABA Board of Governors, 2021-present, ABA House of Delegates, 2018-present (Scope and Correlation of Work Committee, 2020-2021, Admissions and Credentials Committee, 2018-2020), ABA Deputy Alternate Representative to the United Nations, 2020-2021, ABA Representatives and Observers to the United Nations, 2016-2021, Chair, Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division, 2014-2015)
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)(Chair, 2020 NAPABA Nominations & Elections Committee, Co-Chair, NAPABA Leadership Advisory Council, NAPABA President, 2005-06, President-Elect, 2004-05, VP Membership, 2003-04, VP Communications, 2001-03)
NAPABA Law Foundation (President, 2016-2018, Board of Directors, 2004-2018)
National Conference of Bar Presidents, Programs Committee (2019-2020)
New England Bar Association, Board of Directors (2020-present)
Connecticut Judicial Branch Access to Justice Commission, Pro Bono Working Group (2019-2021)
Connecticut Bar Association (Immediate Past President, 2021-2022, President, 2020-2021, President-Elect, 2019-2020, Vice President, 2018-2019, Chair, Pro Bono Committee, 2019-2020, Chair, CT Council of Bar Presidents, 2019-2020, Chair, Legislative Priorities and Review Committee, 2018-2019, Nominating Committee, 2002-06, 2008-10, 2021-2022 (Chair), Long Range Planning Committee, 2002-06, 2022-present, Awards Committee 2006-08, Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee, 2006-07)
Connecticut Bar Foundation, Board of Directors (2009-2012)
District of Columbia Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia (Election Committee, 1997-2000)
Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association (CAPABA)(Founder and President, 2000-02 Board Member, 2000-2013)
CAPABA Educational Foundation (Founder, 2006)
Weston Garden Club
Kappa Delta Sorority, Chapter Advisory Board, Eta Nu chapter at Sacred Heart University (2008-2010)
TEAM Westport, Advisory Committee, Town of Westport, Connecticut (2000-2017)
University of Connecticut School of Law Alumni Association (Board of Directors, 2001-2002)
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2005-2009)
National Advisory Council, American Judicature Society (2007-2012)
Duke University, Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee (2008-present)
