Amy completed a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Business, and a Master of Laws from QUT. She has been admitted as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia for over 10 years.
During this time, her practice has focused on criminal defence in all State and Commonwealth crime. Amy has extensive experience in representing clients for a wide range of offences, having worked for a large criminal law firm for 6 years and then establishing Ashworth Lawyers in 2014. During this time, Amy has appeared in numerous courts and jurisdictions in Queensland, and also travelled to represent clients in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide.
Amy has represented clients charged in large scale drug operations, transnational organised crime, offences of sexual violence, sophisticated and high-value fraud offences, and aviation offences. Amy also has extensive experience in white-collar crime, including Food Act prosecutions, tax offences, and ASIC investigations. Amy has represented clients in CCC coercive hearings and coronial inquests.