David E. Amaya
About David E. Amaya
David E. Amaya is a Partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP, specializing in labor and employment law, with extensive experience in the Greater San Diego Area.
Title and Company
David E. Amaya currently serves as a Partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP, specializing as a Labor and Employment Attorney. He has been with the firm in San Diego since 2013. Prior to this role, he has accumulated diverse legal experience through positions at several law firms in the Greater San Diego Area.
Previous Legal Experience
Before joining Fisher & Phillips LLP, David E. Amaya worked at Stokes Roberts & Wagner, ALC from 2010 to 2013. He also held positions at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP from 2008 to 2010 and at the United States Attorney's Office as a Law Clerk in 2007. Additionally, he worked as a Judicial Intern at the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, and as a Legal Extern at Hiden Rott & Oertle LLP.
Education and Legal Training
David E. Amaya obtained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he studied from 2005 to 2008. During his time there, he earned top brief writing honors in the Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition and served as an Articles Editor of the Federal Communications Law Journal. He also holds a B.S. in Management Science with a minor in Law and Society from UC San Diego, where he studied from 2001 to 2005.
Judicial and Externship Experience
David E. Amaya completed a judicial externship with Hon. Art McKinster of the California Court of Appeal, gaining valuable insights into the judicial process. He also completed an externship at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, where he further honed his legal skills.
Achievements in Legal Practice
David E. Amaya has successfully obtained dismissal and attorney fee awards through anti-SLAPP motions in multiple employment actions involving claims such as discrimination, retaliation, and defamation. He also achieved dismissal on jurisdictional grounds in an unfair competition and defamation action brought by a corporation against five physicians.