Formerly known as Amy J. Tallerico

Amy J. Schrum was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. Amy grew up playing hockey and other sports, and after graduating from Monroe Catholic High School, played Division I hockey at the University of Maine and Boston College. Amy graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Political Science and earned her Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, with a concentration in Litigation.

During Law School, Amy worked as an intern for the Fairbanks District Attorney's Office and the former Law Office of Downes, MacDonald & Levengood. Upon graduation from law school, Amy was employed as a law clerk for the Honorable David C. Stewart of the Alaska Court of Appeals where she worked on a variety of criminal law issues. After her clerkship, Amy was employed as Associate at Zimmerman & Wallace where she gained extensive experience in different areas of civil law. Amy was a founding partner of Downes & Tallerico Law Firm, LLC, which later became Downes, Tallerico, & Schwalm Law Firm, LLC.

Amy is a member of the Alaska Bar Association and is admitted to practice in Alaska State Court and Federal District Court.

In her free time, Amy enjoys spending time with her family, coaching youth hockey, and being at her family cabins.