Before forming Beck Law, Amanda was a shareholder of a mid-sized Bay Area law firm, where she counseled student-athletes and athletic programs confronted with complex California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) bylaws. She was recognized as a Rising Star by California Super Lawyers, a distinction reserved for only 2.5 percent of lawyers in the State.

Amanda has a unique understanding of the issues facing student-athletes and athletic programs. As a former Division I volleyball player, she has firsthand experience with the complexities of high school and college athletic rules governing transfers and recruiting. Raised in Southern California where she played competitive volleyball, Amanda settled in the Bay Area after attending and playing at Cal and earning her law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law.  She maintains close ties with Cal, where she met her husband, Matt, a former football player and graduate assistant coach for the Cal football team.  

Representative matters

      Represented a high level football recruit facing allegations of recruitment, overturning the CIF Commissioner’s initial ruling of ineligibility at State Level Appeal Hearing;

 Represented a top basketball recruit in challenging the finding of ineligibility based on athletic motivation, overturning the CIF Commissioner’s ruling that would have effectively ended his season;

 Represented a top swimming prospect in challenging the CIF's finding of ineligibility, overturning the ruling and obtaining immediate eligibility for the student-athlete;

       Worked with a top-ranked high school football program charged with season-ending CIF violations to help foster an informal settlement with no resulting sanctions;

       Assisted a student-athlete in challenging a CIF finding that a student’s move from a private to a public school was a “disciplinary transfer” that resulted in a year-long suspension;

       Challenged a CIF finding that a student’s transfer to a nearby high school within the same district was athletically-motivated;

       Advised an Olympic-caliber swimmer about a punitive school policy that improperly limited her participation with her club and high school teams.