Amanda DuBois
Early in her career, Amanda DuBois left a traditional, male-dominated law firm to start her own practice at a time when it was unheard of for women to do so. Leading with values rather than hierarchy, she founded DuBois Levias Law Group, now one of Washington Stateās longest-standing woman-owned law firms and rated one of the stateās best workplaces for two years running. In this keynote, Amanda will trace her journey as a business owner for 30 years and examine the challenges facing women business owners and the importance of community service, creativity, and thinking outside the box. Amanda will explain how she does this in her firm by actively recruiting and hiring an often-overlooked pool of qualified, hardworking candidates- people who have been impacted by incarceration. Amanda will invite participants to rethink talent pipelines and recognize the benefits of adding impacted individuals to their workplaces.
Amanda DuBois is the founder and managing partner of DuBois Levias Law Group, one of Washingtonās longest-standing woman-owned law firms and recognized as one of Washingtonās Best Workplaces in 2024 and 2025. Ā
A former labor and delivery nurse, Amanda brings a trauma-informed approach to family law. At DuBois Levias Law Group, she has pioneered a mentorship model inspired by the healthcare sector, where young attorneys work closely with seasoned lawyers to develop skills, confidence, and integrity both in and out of the courtroom. Amanda has been consistently named one of Washingtonās āSuper Lawyers.ā Ā
In addition to her legal practice, Amanda is the founder of Civil Survival, a nonprofit that offers legal services and advocacy training to formerly incarcerated individuals. She also serves on the boards of the Freedom Education Project Puget Sound, which provides college-level education to women inside the Washington Corrections Center for Women, Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA), which advances community safety reform, and The If Project, where currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, community partners, and law enforcement come together to change lives and dismantle the cycles of incarceration and recidivism. Ā
Amanda is also the author of the award-winning Camille Delaney mystery series, which explores injustices in the legal system through fast-paced legal thrillers. Her latest novel, Unshackled, centers on incarcerated mothers and the societal cost of separating families.
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