About Amy Elisa
Amy Elisa Ruark built her legal foundation at Ave Maria School of Law, entering in 2003 and earning her J.D. in 2006. She finished law school at a time when many young lawyers were navigating a shifting market. She went straight into practice and took on the routine work that shapes a litigator’s early years.
Her first post was as an associate at Eklund-Easley and Associates in 2006. The role put her on the front lines of firm life: client files, court calendars, and steady deadlines. In 2009 she moved to Firebaugh & Andrews, PLLC as an associate, adding another set of mentors and a new docket to her resume. Those years provided on-the-job training in the mechanics of litigation and firm practice.
In 2011 she opened AmyLegal, PLLC. Running a small practice changed the work. She handled intake, client management, and the business side of a law firm. That episode in her career gave her a different perspective on client relationships and firm administration. In 2014 she joined Bonner Di Salvo, PLLC as a lawyer. That move returned her to a larger firm environment while keeping the practical lessons of solo practice close at hand.
Ruark is admitted to practice in Michigan and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Those admissions shape where she files cases and which tribunals she appears before. Across her positions she has navigated the procedural demands of both state and federal practice.
Colleagues describe her as steady and pragmatic; clients can expect clear, direct communication. She has handled matters that required routine courtroom appearances and others that needed careful written advocacy. She has balanced the demands of associate roles, the responsibilities of running her own practice, and the expectations that come with joining a larger firm.
Her career reads as a sequence of deliberate moves rather than sudden leaps. Each step added a layer of experience: first the fundamentals of associate work, then the broader responsibilities of firm leadership, and finally the integration of those skills at Bonner Di Salvo. She continues to practice in Michigan and before the Federal Circuit, where her work involves matters filed in those jurisdictions.
She currently practices at Bonner Di Salvo, PLLC, where she handles matters in Michigan courts and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
