Who We Are

Amanda M. Ghannam

is an experienced attorney specializing in employment discrimination and civil rights law. Amanda has secured jury verdicts in federal First Amendment trials, been affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, won preliminary injunctions in federal police misconduct litigation, and has secured countless settlements for clients who were wrongfully terminated.

Amanda earned her Juris Doctor with a specialization in Labor, Work, and Income from Northeastern University School of Law. Amanda then spent seven years at Michigan employment and civil rights firms, including two years as a managing partner of Schulz Ghannam PLLC, before founding AMG Legal PLLC.

Amanda serves as a Cooperating Attorney to the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and Of Counsel to Nova Legal Group PLLC. 

Amanda received the Detroit Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer Award in 2022 and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan - Wayne’s Honorable Kirsten Frank Kelly Award in 2024. She was named to Thomson Reuters SuperLawyer’s “Rising Stars” list in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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  • State of Michigan

  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan

  • U.S. District Court - Western District of Michigan

  • U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois

  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Ohio

  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Indiana

Bar Admissions: 

  • Michigan State Bar Labor and Employment Section

  • Michigan Association for Justice

  • MAJ Women’s Caucus (Secretary 2025-2026)

  • Women Lawyers Association of Michigan

  • National Employment Lawyers Association

  • National Arab American Bar Association, Michigan Chapter 

  • Detroit Bar Association

  • Legal Network for Gender Equity

  • Federal Bar Association, E.D. Mich. Chapter

Professional Associations:

  • Detroit Bar Association - 2022 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

  • 2023 Thomson Reuters SuperLawyers Rising Star

  • 2024 Thomson Reuters SuperLawyers Rising Star

  • Arab America Foundation - 2024 “40 Under 40” Award

  • Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (Wayne County) - 2024 Honorable Kirsten Frank Kelly Award

  • 2025 Thomson Reuters SuperLawyers Rising Star

  • Certified Mediator by Southeastern Dispute Resolution Services MCR 2.411 Mediation Training Program

  • 2025 MAJ Leadership Academy Graduate

Awards, Honors, and Certifications: