Amanda Kellar is the Director of Legal Advocacy and Deputy General Counsel of the International Municipal Lawyers Association. In this capacity, Ms. Kellar oversees IMLA’s legal advocacy efforts, primarily with the United States Supreme Court, by reviewing and evaluating requests for IMLA’s amicus assistance, advising the legal advocacy committee regarding potential amicus cases and their significance to local government, coordinating case strategies with IMLA’s amicus authors, and drafting and revising amicus briefs. Ms. Kellar was the lead author of the Supreme Court merits stage amicus brief submitted by the State and Local Legal Center and IMLA in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. Prior to joining IMLA, Ms. Kellar worked in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing on employment law and litigation, first with Ropes & Gray, LLP and later with Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP. Ms. Kellar received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Colby College and earned her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, graduating magna cum laude. Ms. Kellar is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Kellar was named a “Rising Star” by Massachusetts Super Lawyers in 2013.