Amanda Salz

Amanda Salz joined Becket as counsel in 2024. Her practice focuses on First Amendment litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. 

Before joining Becket, Amanda worked as an associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. As a member of the firm’s appellate group, Amanda litigated many cases involving constitutional and administrative issues. In addition to her experience in private practice, Amanda had the privilege of clerking for the Honorable Andrew S. Oldham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Reed C. O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.  

Amanda graduated from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was president of the Texas Federalist Society, the Symposium Editor and an Articles Editor on the Texas Review of Law & Politics, and a member of the Supreme Court Clinic. Before law school, Amanda studied journalism at Pepperdine University and worked for an entertainment law firm in Los Angeles. 

Amanda enjoys being involved in her parish and the legal community. She’s always taking recommendations for new restaurants, quiet coffee shops, and day trips outside the city.