Amanda Suarez

At Caldera Law, Amanda Suarez focuses her practice of plaintiffs’ civil rights, defamation, and commercial cases, and is committed to securing the best outcome possible for her clients.

Amanda honed her trial skills as an Assistant Public Defender at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, where she tried a variety of cases to verdict and successfully argued many substantive motions to suppress. Despite an era where trials have become less frequent, Amanda has maintained an active trial practice since transitioning to private practice. In 2023, she played a lead role in successfully litigating a First Amendment retaliation claim against a sitting City of Miami Commissioner, which resulted in a $63.5 million judgment for the clients.

Amanda earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and political science from the University of Miami, as well as her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude. While attending Miami Law, she served as the Symposium Chair for the Race and Social Justice Law Review and as a Clinic Fellow for the Human Rights Clinic, where she advocated for the rights of survivors of gender-based violence.