Amy Nicole Thomas

Amy Thomas concentrates her practice on federal criminal defense, trial advocacy, administrative law, and labor and employment law matters.

Amy brings over two decades of distinguished military legal experience and federal employment law expertise to MJA. A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, Amy combines exceptional trial advocacy skills with deep administrative law knowledge and strategic command-level legal counsel experience.

Amy served 22 years in the Marine Corps, culminating her military career as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate at Marine Forces Reserve, where she provided comprehensive legal guidance to a three-star command across all aspects of military law. In this senior leadership role, she advised command leadership on complex legal matters affecting reserve operations and military personnel across multiple installations around the US and worldwide.

Throughout her military tenure, Amy developed extensive trial experience serving as both government counsel and defense counsel in federal criminal proceedings. Her courtroom advocacy encompasses a broad spectrum of federal criminal matters, demonstrating her versatility and deep understanding of both prosecution and defense strategies.

Amy also possesses comprehensive experience in military administrative law, having handled numerous enlisted administrative separation boards and officer boards of inquiry. This background provides her with unique insight into personnel matters, due process requirements, and administrative adjudication procedures that translates effectively across a civilian military law practice.

Most recently, Amy served as a labor and employment attorney with the Defense Health Agency, where she led the DHA Office of General Counsel Investigation’s Cell. In this role, she was primarily responsible for investigating allegations of employee misconduct and recommending appropriate adjudicatory measures to DHA leadership. This position required sophisticated analysis of employment law issues, investigative methodology, and strategic recommendations for complex personnel matters.

Amy earned her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University School of Law in 2005 and subsequently obtained a Master’s in Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law (MJ-LEL) from Tulane University School of Law in May 2022. She is admitted to practice in the state of Louisiana.