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( EMILY VANCAMP. SHE/HER. CISFEMALE ) Did I just see ( AMELIA SCOTT )? This ( THIRTY-THREE ) year old ( CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER ) has been living in Chicago for ( TWO YEARS ). Some say that they are ( PATIENT and HONEST ) as well as ( HARSH and DOGMATIC ). If they had a theme song, some might say that it would be ( DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE BY BARBRA STREISAND ). All I know is that I can’t wait to see what they bring to the Windy City.
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her basics
Name: Amelia Ruth Scott
Nickname: Mia
Gender: Cisfemale
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvnania
Date of Birth: May 20, 1988
Age: 33
Parents: Daniel & Cassandra Scott
Education: Bachelor of Science in Criminology (2010), Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania & Juris Doctor (2014), Summa Cum Laude, Harvard Law School
Occupation: Criminal Defense Attorney
her background
Close your eyes, take three deep breaths, open your eyes. It is going to be okay, Mia.
Those were the words that Amelia’s mother said to her when she woke up crying because of a dream, the same words that she told herself in a bathroom in the courthouse. Why was she telling herself those words? Before we delve into that, let’s go back to the beginning.
On the 11th of May in 1988, the Scott family were blessed with a gift that they never expected to receive — a newborn baby girl. You see, shortly after Daniel and Cassandra got married in the year 1985, they found out that Cassandra cannot conceive children. The news broke both their hearts and it caused the honeymoon phase of their marriage to be over before it even truly began. For a while, the question of separation loomed over the two of them but they chose to stay with each other, stay and find another way to start the family that they always dreamt of having.
And find a way was exactly what they did. After three years of waiting for the adoption center to give them a call, their phone finally rang and they wasted no time in driving to the hospital where their baby was waiting for them. Seeing her for the first time proved to them that love at first sight existed and from the moment they held one of her hands each, they vowed to protect the greatest gift they ever received. They named her Amelia Ruth.
It will probably come as no surprise that little Mia grew up in a supportive, protective and loving home. She was a playful child, energetic as well. There was never a day when she wouldn’t be dancing in her hello kitty pajamas and that reminded her parents of how blessed they are. She is the light of their lives.
When Mia was old enough, she asked her parents where her name came from and, as always, they gave her the answer she asked for. Amelia Earhart and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, those were the names that were mentioned to her. Apparently, she was named after them because her parents believed that she, too, will make a big difference in the world one day. All she could think that what difference did Ms. Earhart and Ms. Ginsburg make? So she read the stories of these two powerful women, and it was those stories that taught that no matter what society tries to make her believe about the limitations of a woman, she can do anything that she wants to. Her parents worked so hard to get her that opportunity and she was not going to waste it. She was going to make them proud. One day, she will make a difference.
Close your eyes, take three deep breaths, open your eyes. It is going to be okay, Mia.
Now, let’s go back to what was left hanging at the beginning. Why was Amelia was telling herself those words while she was in the bathroom of the courthouse? Well, it’s because she was about to enter the courtroom and defend a high-profile client who was accused of a crime that he did not commit. It was not the first time that she had to do that on her own but that did not change the fact that she was nervous about entering the courtroom. Another person’s life was in her hands after all, a life who she can make a big difference in. All she had to do was win.
And she did. Amelia and her client had the odds against them when she begged her boss to let her take on the case. It was the first thing that she wagered the career that she spent the past three years of her life working so hard to build and all the risk paid off the moment the handcuffs were taken off. The hug she received once it was off reminded her of why she was doing this, of why she worked so hard to get accepted in & graduate from Harvard Law School, and of why she chose to pursue a career in criminal defense. She wanted to fight for the people who no one was willing to fight for, to give those people the chance that they deserve but are unfortunately deprived of. With her name now on the map because of the case, she had the opportunity to do it and like every other opportunity she was given, she was not going to waste it.
It has been two years since then and Amelia is now on her way to being one of the prestigious criminal defense lawyers of the country. She is known to be a big risk taker in their field and while every risk had its losses, not once did she regret it because not once did she lose the most — the freedom of her wrongfully accused clients. It is going to get harder from this point on but it will be worth it. And in the instances that she forgets that, there are four... no, five sentences that remind her the time.
Close your eyes, take three deep breaths, open your eyes. It is going to be okay, Mia. They are going to be okay, so are you.
some tidbits about her
She is honest, sometimes too honest.
She sometimes forgets that she has to filter her words.
She doesn’t like lying, not even if it is done to spare someone from getting hurt.
She was raised to work for what she wants.
If she cares about a person, she will do everything in her power to protect and fight for them. There’s no such thing as too much effort when it comes to them.
She’s the tough love kind of friend.
She’s pretty open about her feelings, but she only lets a few people in.
It might not be obvious but she loves to party and dance. It’s her go-to activity that helps her relax despite how stressful her job can be.
