Amanda K. Wager

Associate Columbus

Summary

Amanda is an associate in Taft’s litigation practice group with experience in a wide range of areas, including medical malpractice defense, professional liability, and general liability.

Amanda earned her J.D, magna cum laude, with a certificate in Constitutional Law from the University of Akron School of Law and her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Sweet Briar College. While in law school, Amanda competed as a member of the University of Akron School of Law’s nationally ranked Mock Trial Team, served as an Associate Editor for the Akron Law Review, and was a judicial intern for Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Parker, Northern District of Ohio. Prior to her law career, Amanda worked  in programming and grassroots organizing for a local non-profit.

Awards

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers in America®, “Ones to Watch,” Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (2025)

All Service Areas

All Practices

Education

  • University of Akron School of Law (2020)

    magna cum laude
    Constitutional Law Certificate
    Akron Law Review, Associate Editor

  • Sweet Briar College (2014)

    B.A. – Chemistry

Admissions

  • State - Ohio
  • Federal - Ohio Southern District Court
  • State - West Virginia
  • Federal - West Virginia Southern District Court
  • Federal - Ohio Northern District Court

Speeches and Publications

Publications

  • Author, “Malpractice Consult: Affidavits of merit and why they matter,” Urology Times Journal, Vol. 50 No. 4 (April 2022).
  • Author, “Good records can save you in a malpractice suit,” Urology Times (March 2022).
  • Author, “Urology Malpractice: The deposition process,” Urology Times Journal, Vol. 49 No. 9 (March 2021).

Professional Affiliations

  • Ohio State Bar Association

    Member