Amy Kennedy
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257 E 200 S
Ste 1050
Salt Lake City, UT
84111-2053
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Profile
Amy Kennedy is a family lawyer with 25 years of experience representing clients in complex and high-net-worth marital matters. Her practice focuses on sophisticated divorce cases involving business valuations, professional practices, executive compensation packages, stock options, and multi-layered asset portfolios. She represents business owners, medical professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and their spouses, bringing a nuanced understanding of both the financial complexities and personal dynamics these cases present.
Amy provides strategic counsel through litigation, mediation, and collaborative law, tailoring her approach to achieve the most effective resolution for each client’s unique circumstances. She is skilled at navigating cases that require coordination with financial experts, business valuators, and tax professionals to protect her clients’ interests and ensure equitable outcomes.
In addition to divorce representation, Amy regularly assists clients with the drafting and negotiation of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and related estate planning matters. She understands the importance of proactive planning to protect assets, preserve family legacies, and provide clarity for couples entering or during marriage.
Known for her pragmatic yet compassionate approach, Amy guides clients through difficult transitions with integrity and skill, always seeking solutions that minimize conflict while zealously advocating when litigation becomes necessary.
Education
Admitted to Practice
AAML Position(s) Held
- Mountain States Chapter: Immediate Past President (2023-24); President (2022-23); President-Elect (2021-22); Secretary (2019-21); Utah Fellows of Mountain States Chapter, President (2019-20).
CLE Presentations
- The Marriage of Family Law and Estate Planning (Salt Lake Estate Planning Council – 2024); Til Death (or Divorce) Do Us Part – The Intersection of Family Law and Probate (S. J. Quinney College of Law – 2023); Let’s Get a Plan – the Intersection of Estate Planning and Family Law (AAML Mountain States Chapter meeting 2021); Personal Estate Planning for Busy Women Lawyers: No More Excuses! (Women Lawyers of Utah (2018); Rule 4-902: Limited Scope Investigations of Domestic Issues (Utah State Bar – Limited Scope Representation Committee -2018); Introduction to Family Law (Utah State Bar New Lawyer Training Program -2012); There is Such Thing as a Simple Divorce (Utah State Bar Convention ‚Äì 2010); Divorce Basics (Utah State Bar Fall Forum, 2006); Equitable Distribution in Divorce Settlements in Utah: Valuation, Taxation and Other Issues (2002)
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