Amy O'Neal, J.D.
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Amy E. O'Neal, a writer from Mississippi, attended Vanderbilt University of Law after studying archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. In Boston, she practiced municipal tax title law before receiving her MFA in Writing and Publishing at Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2017.
Amy now works in legal communication and dedicates the rest of her time to creative work, particularly fiction, as well as nonfiction blogs and magazine articles on historical topics.
As of this writing, on Oct. 5, Christa Pike is unconscious and surviving on a ventilator after the state of Tennessee attempted to execute her by lethal injection. The state administered two separate doses of pentobarbital after the first failed to cause her death. After the second dose also failed,…
What would SEC football be without LSU? Tigers fans might have had to find out if ChatGPT’s legal advice got its way. Louisiana State University coach Lane Kiffin made a controversial decision by pushing for two players to play another collegiate season after they signed NFL contracts. This led the…
Every associate has heard stories of unexpected suicides, sudden deaths of healthy young lawyers, binge drinking, bad behavior, and DUIs. There's a reason for this; many members of the legal profession have little room for healthy coping mechanisms. A recent survey counting roughly 37,000 attorneys has once again sounded…
Imagine your supervisor tells you to delegate all your new tasks to a teen intern: the CEO’s kid. The intern is certainly clever and quick, but their work can have serious problems. You have to pick through everything they turn in to make sure it is correct. When the process…
In the century since the Titanic sank in 1912, the world has never lost its fascination with the tragedy. After the wreck’s rediscovery in 1985, salvage efforts could finally begin. Yet the recovery of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic has been dogged with controversy, both legal and ethical. Since 1993,…
Americans today may feel divided, but some things still unite us. From the rocky coasts of Maine to the summits of Hawai’i, any one of us has the opportunity to see a Morgan & Morgan ad. The nationwide injury law firm has opened offices in every state, together with a…
Unsurprisingly, few people have considered the inherent dangers of robot vacuums, aside perhaps from the early buyers who saw them track pet poop through every room. Yet companies and hackers have used them to spy, eavesdrop, map houses, and worse. Now federal rules are placing almost all future robot vacuums…
A Fender Stratocaster is the kind of guitar musicians name. Since the 1950s, guitarists and technicians have prized the Strat’s capabilities, mastering and modifying it to produce some of the defining sounds of classic rock music. But does that give the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation control over the shape of…
Outside of Severance, most employers appreciate some openness at the workplace. Many even encourage sharing and bonding, saying, “We’re a family here!” But just as in some real families, anyone living a life that the boss disapproves of could get kicked out. Kevin Baillie is a veteran visual effects (VFX)…
Divorce is never easy, emotionally or legally. From court filings, fees, and paperwork, to even bigger questions about child custody, alimony, and property division, there is a seemingly endless amount of decisions to be made. As hard as these questions can be, there are answers. Here are ten of the biggest questions people have regarding divorce and where you can find the answers, from our archives: 1. Is It Divorce Season Yet?