Andrew is one of the leading litigators in the state of Colorado and the West. His practice focuses on the representation of state governments, religious institutions, public figures and political organizations, and small and large businesses. He regularly appears in state and federal courts across the country on behalf of clients in a range of complex commercial, constitutional, and civil-rights disputes. His advocacy has been described by clients and commentators as “excellent,” “nothing short of brilliant,” and “compelling.”

Andrew’s approach was formed by his service as a law clerk to Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Chief Judge Daniel Domenico of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Andrew’s clerkships exposed him to nearly every area of law, from election issues, to trade-secret and contract protections, copyright, and First Amendment disputes. His practice is similarly broad. He represents clients at all levels of the judiciary on an array of substantive legal issues, including defamation and reputational torts, religious freedom, and the rights to freedom of speech and association, TABOR, trade secrets, legal ethic, and contract rights.

Andrew graduated first in his class from Tulane University Law School. Before joining First & Fourteenth, he worked for one of the largest law firms in the world, where he litigated large commercial disputes throughout the country.

Andrew is a fourth-generation Coloradan, an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, a husband to his college sweetheart, a lover of the theology of the Desert Fathers, a board member of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, a mediocre trout fisherman of the small streams of Colorado’s Greenhorn Valley, an officer of the Colorado Lawyers’ Chapter of the Federalist Society, and a former teacher of ancient Greek philosophy and early Christian theology at a private school in the Twin Cities.

Representative Matters

Religious Institutions

• Successfully represented Catholic Benefits Association in suit enjoining the Biden Administration’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Final Rule and the EEOC Harassment Guidance.
• Successfully represented Catholic Benefits Association in suit enjoining the Biden Administration’s Final Rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.
• Successfully represented a large Christian college against a municipality’s attempt to strip the college’s tax-exempt status.
• Successfully represented the Christian Growth Center to continue its RV Hospitality Ministry.
• Defeated subpoenas served on North Dakota Family Policy Alliance, North Dakota Right to Life, and North Dakota Catholic Conference in suit challenging state law.
• Defeated subpoenas served by the ACLU on Family Policy Alliance in suit challenging state law.
• Represented large Christian ministry in employment suit concerning ministerial exception.
• Successfully represented large Christian ministry in resolving 20-claim EEOC pattern and practice investigation.

Public and Political Law

• Defended Kansas’s Help Not Harm Act in constitutional challenge brought by ACLU.
• Represented Utah State University in suit regarding Mountain West Conference’s Title IX policy.
• Defended Kansas’s Natural Death Act in constitutional challenge brought by ACLU.
• Defended Kansas’s Woman’s Right to Know Act in constitutional challenge brought by Center for Reproductive Rights.
• Represented Kansas in constitutional challenge to statute defining scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses.
• Represented Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission in First Amendment challenge to HB 2106, prohibiting foreign national contributions in constitutional amendment campaigns.
• Defended Indiana’s SB 10 concerning voter ID.
• Defeated defamation suit brought by Political Action Committee against Rep. Lauren Boebert.
• Represented a coalition of states in amicus brief regarding enforceability of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Successfully defended the contractual rights of one of Colorado’s largest employers in suit involving the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

Commercial Litigation

• Lead counsel in first-in-the-nation suit involving rights of advisors to donor advised funds.
• Won preliminary injunction for oil and gas company prohibiting former manager from using company’s trade secrets.
• Won adverse inference as spoliation sanction against opposing party that deleted laptop after suit commenced.
• Won dispositive motions in a high-stakes dispute for an international mining company.
• Successfully defended the contractual rights of a large business in suit involving the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
• Defeated a $2 million secured debt claim asserted by one of the largest casinos in Colorado after a 6-day bench trial.

Issues and Appeals

Merits

• Chabad Lubavitch of Western and Southern New England v. Shemtov (Conn.)
• Religious Sisters of Mercy et al. v. Becerra, 55 F.4th 583 (8th Cir. 2022)
• Shada v. Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway (Colo. Dist. Ct.)

Amicus

• Chiles v. Salazar (U.S.)
• First Choice Women’s Resource Center v. Platkin (U.S.)
• Carson v. Makin (U.S.)
• Doe v. Catholic Relief Services (Maryland Supreme Court & 4th Cir.)
• 303 Creative v. Elenis (U.S.)
• Pritchard v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (9th Cir.)
• Poe v. Labrador (9th Cir.)
• L.W. v. Skrmetti (6th Cir.)
• Education ReEnvisioned Boces v. Colorado Springs School District 11 (Colo.)
• Trump v. Anderson (Colo.)
• St. Mary’s Catholic Parish v. Roy (D. Colo. & 10th Cir.)
• Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Scardina Amicus (Colo.)

Education

J.D., Tulane University Law School, first in class, summa cum laude
B.A., St. Olaf College

Clerkship

Law Clerk, Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Law Clerk, Judge Daniel Domenico, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Bar and Court Admissions

Colorado
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Professional and Community Involvement 

• Colorado Lawyers’ Chapter of the Federalist Society, Officer
• National Diocesan Attorneys Association, Member
• Alliance Defending Freedom, Allied Attorney
• University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Adjunct Professor
• Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, Board Member
• Pikes Peak Marathon, Board Member

Activities and Honors

• Faculty Medal, Tulane University Law School 
• Dean’s Medal, Tulane University Law School 
• Order of the Coif, Tulane University Law School 
• Federal Bar Association Award, Tulane University Law School 
• Joseph Modeste Sweeney Scholarship, Tulane University 
• Law School Notes and Comments Editor, Tulane University Law Review