Raised in McNairy County, Amber focuses her practice on helping people throughout West Tennessee. Her practice focuses on complex litigation, ranging from catastrophic injury claims, like representing those injured in car wrecks to products liability injuries, as well as unraveling fraudulent schemes on behalf of injured parties. Trial work has shaped her practice over the last fifteen years, and she has tried cases in Shelby, Dyer, Tipton, Lauderdale, Hardeman counties – even traveling into Middle Tennessee.
Prior to joining Harris Shelton, Amber practiced with her longtime mentor and former law partner, the venerable J. Houston Gordon, for twelve years. Handling both jury and bench trials, Ms. Shaw considers it a privilege to represent individuals and business owners at a time that is often difficult and overwhelming.
Amber has conducted numerous depositions, arguments, motions, trial examinations, and has experience with appeals. Licensed in Tennessee and Mississippi, her notable cases include:
Meals ex rel Meals v. Ford Motor Company, 417 S.W.3d 414 (Tenn. 2013) (Upholding an award of $43,800,000)
Skarbrevik v. Personal Representative of Estate of Brown, 2015 Tenn.App. LEXIS 910 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2015) (Finding coverage to exist in the amount of $1,000,000 on a disputed policy of coverage)
Orlowski v. Bates, 146 F.Supp.3d 908 (W.D.Tenn. 2015) (Further defining the prejudgment attachment statute in the state of Tennessee in the context of temporary and preliminary injunctions)
State v. Bargery, 2017 Tenn.Crim.App. LEXIS 902 (2017) (Reversal of a double homicide conviction)
Burrell v. Tipton County Election Commission, 2022 US App LEXIS 28934 (6th Cir. 2022) (Upholding dismissal of an improperly filed election challenge)
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2007
Lambuth University, B.A. in Communications, 2000
Admitted to Practice
Tennessee, 2007
Mississippi, 2008
Bar Admissions
All state courts of Tennessee
All state courts of Mississippi
US District Court, Western District, Tennessee
US District Court, Northern District, Mississippi
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Awards and Recognition
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Women
Tipton County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Woman of the Year
Memphis Area Legal Services Tipton County Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review
National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Products Liability
National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Personal Injury
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2023
Professional Organizations and Awards
Tennessee Trial Lawyers
Tennessee Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Memphis Bar Association
Tipton County Bar Association
Super Lawyers
Civic and Community Involvement
First Presbyterian Church, Covington
Vice President, Boys and Girls Club of the Hatchie River Region
Memphis Area Legal Services, Board Member
