DENVER – August 30, 2016 – Amy Kramer of the global firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was awarded the 2016 American Bar Association’s “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers” by the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.
“Amy is very deserving of this important honor,” said David G. Palmer, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Denver office. “Her dedication to serving our clients, as well as the community, makes Amy an exceptionally worthy choice.”
The annual “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers” award provides national recognition for 40 exceptional ABA young lawyer members who exemplify “high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership and legal and community service.”
Kramer is a Boettcher Foundation Scholar who received an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. She also earned her law degree there in 2009. Kramer focuses her practice on litigation with a specific emphasis on intellectual property disputes relating to patents, trademarks and copyrights. Earlier this year, Kramer won a motion for attorneys’ fees under Octane Fitness in a patent infringement dispute in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Kramer also advises clients on the selection and clearance of trademarks and trademark enforcement.
“We are pleased to celebrate Amy’s well-deserved recognition,” said Scott J. Bornstein, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Intellectual Property Group and Global Patent Litigation Group. “Amy is an outstanding attorney who is truly dedicated to providing excellent service to her clients and to making valuable contributions in her community. We are proud to have her at Greenberg Traurig.”
As a sixth-generation Coloradan, Kramer is civic-minded with involvement in several nonprofit organizations, including serving on the Board of Advisors of the Downtown Denver Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver. She also chairs the YMCA young professionals committee for Janet’s Camp, which has raised over $1 million to send low-income children to summer camp. Kramer actively participates in her alma mater and was appointed to the Engineering Advisory Council for the College of Engineering and Applied Science earlier this year. Kramer devotes time to pro bono work including serving as first chair in a trial in the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe – Court of Indian Offenses. Additionally, Kramer is always available to take on many administrative leadership tasks at Greenberg Traurig, such as securing donations to the Legal Aid Foundation from 100 percent of the firm’s Denver associates, thus setting high standards for all her colleagues and those she works with in the community.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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