Amanda E. Thibodeau
Ellen Rappaport Tanowitz is a partner at Tanowitz Law Office, P.C. whose practice focuses on civil litigation and estate planning and has represented clients throughout the United States. Ms. Tanowitz represents clients in landlord/tenant matters, collection matters, real estate disputes, disputes surrounding home improvement projects and general business disputes.
Ms. Tanowitz handles both arbitration and litigation matters in all trial courts in the Commonwealth and in Federal Court. She also does estate planning, focusing on helping families with young children. Ms. Tanowitz is an active member of Bet Tzedek, a program that provides pro bono legal assistance through Jewish Family and Children's Service and her synagogue where she sits on the executive committee. Ms. Tanowitz is an active member of the Parent-Teacher Organization at her childrens' elementary school. Prior to opening her own law firm in 2002, Ms. Tanowitz worked as an associate at several firms in the Boston area handling a wide range of litigation matters, including insurance defense for the travel industry, general business disputes and real estate litigation.
Ms. Tanowitz has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1995 and the New York Bar since 1996. She is also licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court, as well as the Federal District Courts for Massachusetts, the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with high honors in American Studies and History. She earned her law degree from Boston College Law School.
Amanda E. Thibodeau is an associate who focuses her practice on civil litigation, including landlord/tenant matters, collection matters, personal injury matters, real estate disputes, disputes surrounding home improvement projects, and general business disputes.
Ms. Thibodeau is an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, where she sits on the board of directors for the Young Lawyers Division. She is also a member of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, and the New Hampshire Bar Association.
Prior to joining Tanowitz Law Office, P.C. in 2011, Ms. Thibodeau worked at a local law firm handling a range of litigation matters, including home improvement contracting disputes, personal injury, landlord/tenant law, and general business disputes. Ms. Thibodeau also gained significant experience during law school by clerking at a Boston firm where she assisted in matters including medical malpractice, products liability, employment discrimination, personal injury, estate planning, and estate administration.
Ms. Thibodeau has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar and the New Hampshire Bar since 2009. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Union College in Schenectady, NY where she graduated Cum Laude, with honors in Political Science. She earned her law degree from Suffolk University Law School, where she was a member of the Journal of High Technology Law, the National Women’s Law Student Association, and Phi Delta Phi, the honors legal fraternity.
