Abou Amara joined Gustafson Gluek PLLC as an associate in 2021, and as a member in 2026, after clerking for Associate Justice Anne K. McKeig and Associate Justice Paul C. Thissen of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Since joining the Firm, Abou has represented individuals and businesses alleging antitrust, business, consumer, civil rights, constitutional, employment and mass tort violations in both state and federal court.
Since joining the firm, Mr. Amara has been recognized with a multitude of awards for his excellent practice, including being named a repeat “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, repeat “Top Lawyer in Minnesota” by Minnesota Monthly and name the 2021-2021 Outstanding Newer Lawyer of the Year by the Minnesota State Bar Association. Additionally, Mr. Amara is an active member of the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association.
In 2023, Abou was chosen by Minnesota’s two U.S. Senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, to serve on the Federal Judicial Selection Committee, a panel formed to provide recommendations to the Senators on who should the President of the United States should appoint to be the next United States District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota. In addition to his practice, Abou is an active member of the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s Legal Education Committee the Minnesota State Bar Association.
Abou received his Juris Doctorate from the University of St. Thomas and his Masters in Public Policy from the University of Minnesota’s Humbert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. During law school, Abou was a two-time National Moot Court individual champion—earning the “Best Oralist” award at both the 2018 William E. McGee National Moot Court Competition on Civil Rights and the 2019 Evan A. Evans National Moot Court Competition on Constitutional Law. Abou was also elected by his law school classmates to serve as commencement speaker.
Before law school, Abou had an extensive career in federal and state politics, including serving as a top advisor to the Minnesota Speaker of the House.
Abou remains a frequent TV commentator across Minnesota and National media on law, politics, and public affairs. Before clerking on the Minnesota Supreme Court, Abou was an associate attorney at a well-respected Minneapolis law firm.
For more information regarding Abou and a list of his representative cases, see below.
More About Abou
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University of St. Thomas, J.D. (2019)
University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, M.P.P. (2012)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, B.A. (2009)
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Minnesota State Bar
Wisconsin State Bar
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Top Lawyer in Minnesota (2024, 2026) by Minnesota Monthly
Rising Star (2024, 2023) by Super Lawyers
North Star Lawyer (2023, 2021) by the Minnesota State Bar Association
Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year (2022) by the Minnesota State Bar Association
Up and Coming Attorney (2022) by Minnesota Lawyer
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Since joining Gustafson Gluek, Abou has represented individuals and businesses in a variety of antitrust, consumer protection, employment, and constitutional cases. He was recently appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in a class action case against Bank of America for its alleged illegal credit card and account opening practices. He has also been actively involved in the In re Granulated Sugar Antitrust Litig. (D. Minn.) and In re Pork Antitrust Litig. (D. Minn.).. In the former, he is representing a class of direct purchasers of sugar who allege antitrust violations against sugar producers, and, in the latter, he is representing a class of indirect consumer purchasers of pork who allege antitrust violations against pork producers.
Other Representative Cases:
In re Granulated Sugar Antitrust Litig. (D. Minn.) (Deputy Liaison Counsel)
In re Bank of America Unauthorized Account Opening Litig. (W.D.N.C.) (appointed co-lead counsel)
Conry, et. al. v. Gerber Products Company, et. al. (E.D.N.Y)
In re Pork Antitrust Litig. (D. Minn.)
In re Poultry Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Ill.)
In re Wells Fargo Mortgage Discrimination Litig. (N.D. Cal.)
Sharritt v. DuPage County, et. al. (N.D. Ill.)