An Orange County native, Andrew’s practice centers around advising Southern California-based small and medium-sized businesses, family-owned enterprises, and individuals on a vast array of legal matters.  Andrew’s reputation is that of a “problem-solver” and he strives first and foremost to find the right solution for the client as efficiently as possible.  This means finding creative negotiation and resolution strategies when possible and litigating cases through trial when necessary. 

 

Andrew’s practice is as diverse as the myriad of day-to-day challenges his clients face.  His experience includes negotiating commercial contracts and litigating commercial disputes, advising companies and organizations of their litigation risk, conducting internal and regulatory investigations, enforcing judgments, and handling trust and estate disputes.  Consequently, he has experience in California state courts, probate courts, federal district courts, and numerous arbitral forums. 

Andrew’s experience prior to his legal career gives him unique insight when advising his clients.  Prior to law school, he worked as an international business journalist, where he reported on various legal, regulatory, and financial challenges facing multi-national stakeholders and investors in foreign jurisdictions.  His experience interviewing hundreds of executives and industry leaders early in his career exposed him to the vastly different ways businesses are managed and how they achieve their goals.  He draws on this experience when providing legal advice, as his first goal is to ensure the recommended legal strategy addresses his clients' big picture objectives. 

Andrew is a graduate of UCLA School of Law and Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. At UCLA, Andrew was named to the Moot Court Honors team and was a finalist in the national Williams Institute Moot Court Competition where he presented oral argument to a panel of sitting federal and California appellate judicial officers. In his final semester of law school, Andrew served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Andrew J. Guilford of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  He also completed an internship with the Public Law Center in Santa Ana, CA where he assisted low-income veterans with housing-related legal issues.  While at Georgetown, Andrew was co-captain of the national championship winning varsity sailing team his senior year.  

Andrew is an active member of the Orange County community.  He is a member of the Newport Beach Foundation’s Distinguished Citizen’s Program and a local alumni interviewer for Georgetown University’s undergraduate admission program. He also serves on the junior member’s committee at Big Canyon Country Club and is an avid sailboat racer as a member of Newport Harbor Yacht Club. 

Credentials

Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2017
  • Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, B.S., 2012
  • California