Ama N. Appiah

Ama Appiah primarily represents those seeking representation in criminal, civil and  family law appeals, trademark & copyright law, and creative arts & entertainment law.

Ms. Appiah earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, cum laude. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Appiah worked as a legal assistant and paralegal in the Legal Department of the U.S. Small Business Administration Office - Disaster Assistance Office in Niagara Falls, NY. The Disaster Assistance Office provided federal grants and loans to those who suffered physical and/or economic damage to homes and/or businesses as a result of a natural disaster.

Attorney Appiah earned her law degree from Albany Law School in Albany, NY in 2003. It was there that she gained extensive appellate experience. She interned for a substantial time in the Albany County District Attorney’s Office Criminal Appeals Division. Ms. Appiah also interned for the Hon. Thomas J. McAvoy in the U.S. Northern District Court of New York, and in the Corporations Division of the New York State Department of State.

Upon moving to Florida in 2003, Ms. Appiah worked for a solo practitioner whose focus was criminal and civil litigation. Since 2005, Ms. Appiah has contracted with the Tenth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office, as a Special Assistant Public Defender on felony criminal appellate cases. In 2005, Ms. Appiah also became a Program Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program. The Guardian ad Litem Program represents the best interest of children in cases alleging abuse, abandonment, and neglect. Ms. Appiah represented the Program in the juvenile dependency division of the circuit court, in cases resulting in reunification, adoption, or other alternatives. Ms. Appiah became an Appellate Senior Program Attorney for the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program. She represented the Guardian ad Litem Program in District Courts of Appeal throughout the state of Florida through 2009.

Ms. Appiah is also the owner and operator of a graphic design and fine arts business.  Her firm's private practice areas include representation of clients in appellate, trademark & copyright law, and creative arts & entertainment law matters.  Attorney Appiah is admitted to practice in Florida state courts, and the U.S. Middle District Court of Florida.