Amanda Howell

As a managing attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Amanda Howell uses her background in strategic impact litigation to help us win big for animals. Prior to joining us, Amanda’s career was focused on improving the food system and curbing the harmful practices of multinational corporations. Her current work has focused on Constitutional challenges to protectionist state labeling laws targeting plant-based products, and bringing humane- and greenwashing consumer protection class actions to address the misleading marketing practices of industrialized animal agribusiness.

Amanda graduated from Northwestern University with a triple major in Political Science, International Studies, and Spanish. She received her law degree from Boston University, where she was the managing editor for the American Journal of Law and Medicine.

She now lives just outside of White Salmon, Washington. When she’s not fighting against animal cruelty and abuse, Amanda enjoys reading, camping, playing Celtic fiddle, and whitewater kayaking.