Short Biography

Ms. York joined Wilson, Robertson and Cornelius, P.C. in 2009 upon moving to Tyler.  Previously, she practiced employment law in state and federal court in Minnesota and clerked for Judge Thomas J. Kalitowski on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. 

A native of Ashland, Kentucky, Ms. York worked as a chemical engineer in oil refineries in Kentucky and Minnesota before attending law school.  She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Kentucky and Minnesota.

Education

• University of Kentucky, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1995
• Morehead State University, MBA, 1999
• University of Minnesota, MA-Human Resources and Industrial Relations, 2005
• University of Minnesota, J.D., 2006

Professional Experience

• Wilson, Robertson & Cornelius, P.C., 2009 – Present
• Nichols Kaster, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, 2007-2009
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas J. Kalitowski, Minnesota Court of Appeals, St. Paul, MN, 2006-2007
• Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC, Catlettsburg, KY and St. Paul Park, MN, 1995-2003

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Northern, & Southern Districts of Texas
• U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Kentucky
• Minnesota Supreme Court

Articles

• United We Stand:  Immigrant Labor and the Law, James H. Kaster and Amy S. York, Minnesota Trial Lawyer (Summer 2006).
• We, the People of the State of Minnesota, Have a Constitutional Right to a Jury Trial, Amy S. York, Minnesota Trial Lawyer (Winter 2008).
• Maximizing Recovery for Undocumented Workers and Protecting Immigration-Status Information in Employment Discrimination Cases, Amy S. York, Minnesota Trial Lawyer (Spring 2009).

Community Involvement and Personal Interests

• Literacy Council of Tyler, volunteer, 2009-present
• YMCA, Board of Directors, 2010-present
• University of Kentucky athletics
• Hiking, quilting, and reading