Amanda Husted | Staff Attorney
As an Attorney with Access the Law Amanda S. Husted is committed to her client’s well-being. She understands that her clients are dealing with a very stressful time in their lives. Amanda excels in working with clients to successfully resolve their legal issues, but also in helping people define their goals for life after their family law matter is resolved and how to move forward after litigation. Amanda takes care to be efficient with her time and recognizes that many Access clients are working on a modest means budget. She helps clients streamline the process and provides full legal services and representation at an affordable cost.
Amanda focuses her practice on divorce and custody cases, including modifications of custody, parenting time, child support, and spousal support. Amanda also represents clients in Family Abuse Prevention Act (Restraining Order), Stalking Order, and Elder Abuse, proceedings. Amanda also has experience representing parents involved in juvenile dependency matters. Amanda is frequently referred “consolidated” family/juvenile cases and is experienced in working with juvenile court appointed attorneys while divorce or custody cases are pending simultaneously. Amanda is an active member of the Eugene legal community and currently sits as a board member on the Lane County Bar Association. Amanda is also a long time board member of the Oregon Law Student Public Interest Fund which helps fund law students work in the public interest sector of the legal community.
Amanda graduated with her J.D. from the University of Oregon in 2010. She gained trial experience working with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office and the Lane County Public Defender’s Office. Amanda grew up in southern Ohio and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2007 with a B.A. in History and Political Science. While at OWU Amanda was the captain of the cross country and track teams and at one time held the school record the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
In her off hours, Amanda and her husband, also a local attorney, enjoy travelling as much as possible, playing with their boxer dog Pablo, and enjoying the local community and outdoors. Amanda is involved in the local running community and continues to compete in local road and track races.