Amanda Rude
Writer
Mandy earned her law degree at Lewis & Clark College of Law with a focus in international environmental law. She previously worked at the US Department of State as an advisor on environmental crime programs. She currently works at Legal Atlas as a Senior Legal Analyst, with a focus on wildlife trade, environmental and organized crime. Mandy has covered CITES and the Rio+20 international conferences as a law clerk.
She has worked on the ground in Mongolia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Besides a strong love for wildlife, the environment, and international travel- she also blogs about coffee at LawyerSeekingCoffee.