Amanda L. Holliday

Amanda L. Holliday, J.D., C.P.A., a Managing Partner at The Blum Firm, received her J.D. from Texas Tech University summa cum laude, where she was the Executive Managing Editor of the Texas Tech Law Review, and graduated magna cum laude from Texas State University-San Marcos with a B.B.A. in Accounting. 

Amanda is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law and has been named a “Texas Rising Star Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters. She has also been recognized as one of Tarrant County’s Top Attorneys in Probate, Estates and Trusts by Fort Worth, Texas magazine.

In her spare time, Amanda enjoys cooking new foods and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Education & Accreditations

• Texas State University – San Marcos 
  B.B.A. in Accounting, magna cum laude
• Texas Tech University School of Law 
  J.D., summa cum laude
  Member, Order of the Coif
  Executive Managing Editor, Texas Tech Law Review
• State Bar of Texas
• Certified Public Accountant
• Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law

Honors & Awards

• Recognized by Fort Worth, Texas magazine as one of Tarrant County’s Top Attorneys in the area of Probate, Estates, and Trusts (2010-2021,2023)
• Named a “Texas Rising Star Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters (2008-2020)
• Recognized by 360 West magazine as a Top Attorney (2018-2020)
• Outstanding Student in Taxation at Texas Tech University School of Law (2004)

Professional Memberships & Designations

• Tarrant County Bar Association Tax and Estate Planning Section
• Tarrant County Probate Bar
• Tarrant County Bar Association Women Attorneys Section
• Baylor All Saints Women’s Health Council (2015-2020)
• Graduate of Leadership Arlington (2009)

Publications & Speeches

• Panelist, Financial Planning with Intention, Dallas Business Journal (February 2020).
• Panelist, Elder Finances, Texas Wall Street Women (April 2017).
• Author, Who’s Your Daddy (and Mommy)? Creating Certainty for Texas Couples Entering Into Surrogacy Contracts, 34 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1101 (2003).