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Biography
Amber L. Tucker practices in the areas of criminal law, family law, personal injury and general civil litigation.
Amber previously served as a prosecutor for the Maine Attorney General’s Office, specializing in felony drug crimes, and as an Assistant Public Defender in Tampa, Florida, where she represented thousands of individuals in felony and misdemeanor cases. Amber has tried over 60 cases to verdict, more than half of which were jury trials and has litigated numerous evidentiary hearings. Representative jury trials in which Amber was the lead defense attorney include:
State of Florida v. Anderson:
Attempted Murder – found guilty of lesser offense of Aggravated Battery
State of Florida v. Gipson:
Aggravated Assault w/Firearm – Acquitted
Possession of Firearm by Felon – Acquitted
State of Florida v. Clemmons:
Delivery of Cocaine – Acquitted
Possession of Cocaine – Acquitted
Amber was an adjunct professor of sociology and criminology at the University of New England and has taught seminars in drug law and drug crime investigation to law enforcement officers throughout Maine.
Amber lives in Portland, Maine. She is originally from Rhode Island, but grew up in Fryeburg, Maine. She lived in Florida for eleven years before returning to Maine to be closer to her family. Amber enjoys boating, sunshine, and traveling to Gillette Stadium to watch the New England Patriots.
Amber previously served as a prosecutor for the Maine Attorney General’s Office, specializing in felony drug crimes, and as an Assistant Public Defender in Tampa, Florida, where she represented thousands of individuals in felony and misdemeanor cases. Amber has tried over 60 cases to verdict, more than half of which were jury trials and has litigated numerous evidentiary hearings. Representative jury trials in which Amber was the lead defense attorney include:
State of Florida v. Anderson:
Attempted Murder – found guilty of lesser offense of Aggravated Battery
State of Florida v. Gipson:
Aggravated Assault w/Firearm – Acquitted
Possession of Firearm by Felon – Acquitted
State of Florida v. Clemmons:
Delivery of Cocaine – Acquitted
Possession of Cocaine – Acquitted
Amber was an adjunct professor of sociology and criminology at the University of New England and has taught seminars in drug law and drug crime investigation to law enforcement officers throughout Maine.
Amber lives in Portland, Maine. She is originally from Rhode Island, but grew up in Fryeburg, Maine. She lived in Florida for eleven years before returning to Maine to be closer to her family. Amber enjoys boating, sunshine, and traveling to Gillette Stadium to watch the New England Patriots.
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida
- J.D. - 2005
- The University of Tampa
- B.S. - 2002
- Honors: magna cum laude
Bar Admission
- Maine, 2009
- Florida, 2005
Classes & Seminars
- University of New England
Past Positions
- Maine Attorney General’s Office, Prosecutor
- Tampa, Florida, Assistant Public Defender
- University of New England, Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Professional Associations
- Maine Bar Association, Member
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Member
- The Florida Bar
Current Employment Position
- Of Counsel