MJA Welcomes Administrative Law Attorney Amy N. Thomas

September 15, 2025 – Press Release

MJA is pleased to welcome Amy N. Thomas to the firm’s military and administrative law practices. Thomas brings over two decades of distinguished military legal experience and federal employment law expertise to MJA. A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, Thomas combines exceptional trial advocacy skills with deep administrative law knowledge and strategic command-level legal counsel experience.

“We could not be more pleased that Amy has joined the firm,” said Gerald Healy, founding partner and owner of MJA. “Amy’s broad military experience and expertise in federal employment litigation will make her an invaluable asset to our clients and to our administrative and military law practices.”

Before joining MJA, Thomas served 22 years in the Marine Corps, culminating her military career as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate at Marine Forces Reserve, where she provided comprehensive legal guidance to a three-star command across all aspects of military law. In this senior leadership role, she advised command leadership on complex legal matters affecting reserve operations and military personnel across multiple installations around the US and worldwide.

Throughout her military tenure, Thomas developed extensive trial experience serving as both government counsel and defense counsel in federal criminal proceedings. Her courtroom advocacy encompasses a broad spectrum of federal criminal matters, demonstrating her versatility and deep understanding of both prosecution and defense strategies.

Thomas also possesses comprehensive experience in military administrative law, having handled numerous enlisted administrative separation boards and officer boards of inquiry. This background provides her with unique insight into personnel matters, due process requirements, and administrative adjudication procedures that will translate effectively across a civilian military law practice.

Most recently, Thomas served as a labor and employment attorney with the Defense Health Agency, where she led the DHA Office of General Counsel Investigation’s Cell. In this role, she was primarily responsible for investigating allegations of employee misconduct and recommending appropriate adjudicatory measures to DHA leadership. This position required sophisticated analysis of employment law issues, investigative methodology, and strategic recommendations for complex personnel matters.

Thomas earned her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University School of Law in 2005 and subsequently obtained a Master’s in Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law (MJ-LEL) from Tulane University School of Law in May 2022. She is admitted to practice in the state of Louisiana.