Amy E. West’s blend of zeal and compassion make her especially well-suited to practice criminal defense and family law. In both criminal and family law cases, she achieves innovative solutions by relying upon creative problem-solving. Amy’s passion for both criminal defense and family law advocacy stems from her strong desire to help lessen the burdens of her criminal defense and family law clients.

Before founding Rhoads & West, Amy worked for the San Diego County Public Defender and contracted for several private law firms. She represented a wide range of criminal defense clients before the California State Courts and the United States District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California. She also represented numerous family law clients with varied issues in the Superior Court of California.

Amy is a member of the American Bar Association and the San Diego County Bar Association. Her professional affiliations also include Lawyers Club of San Diego and Solare & Associates.

Amy attended California Western School of Law on a Trustee’s Scholarship. During law school, Amy learned the criminal defense practice at both the San Diego County Office of the Public Defender and Appellate Defenders, Incorporated. She graduated cum laude from California Western School of Law.

Amy earned undergraduate degrees in History and Political Science from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. She lived in Germany, the daughter of a United States Government employee, for ten (10) years. Her hobbies include singing and playing soccer.

Todd B. Rhoads is an experienced civil litigator who enjoys the the challenge of the Courtroom and the fast-paced, analytical thinking it requires. Todd handles primarily civil matters including personal injury cases, contract disputes and other small business litigation, family law, and bankruptcy.

Prior to founding Rhoads & West, Todd worked for several San Diego law firms including The Law Offices of Todd J. Hilts, and also for Gateway, Inc.'s litigation law department. He attended the University of San Diego School of Law on scholarship.

A journalism graduate of the University of Maryland, Todd worked as a reporter and editor for several media companies and newspapers including The Maryland Gazette, The WashingtonPost.com, and FansOnly.com. He finds that law and journalism require much in the way of similar skills, with an emphasis on effectively analyzing and communicating information.

Todd was born in West Germany to U.S. parents in the employee of the National Security Agency. After returning stateside, he was raised in Bowie, Md. in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. His interests include politics, literature, sports, and running.