Andrew originated in northern New Jersey.  Before entering the legal profession he was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jalalabad, Afghanistan (where he was one of the first men in that nation’s history to teach women), and then an English teacher and administrator at universities in Shiraz and Abadan, Iran.  His experiences, particularly during the Iranian revolution, resulted in stories which remain both amusing and appalling and which taught him much about dealing successfully with others on their own terms – an essential skill in our complex multicultural world. 

Andrew’s many years of practice as a litigation attorney have been with firms officed in Irvine and Newport Beach, California but involving cases nationwide, primarily focused on business or insurance coverage litigation.  His business litigation work has included real estate development, employment, professional malpractice, corporate governance, transactional, intellectual property and entertainment industry disputes, among others.  The insurance coverage work has, at different times, involved representing litigants on the insurer and policyholder sides.  Andrew is experienced in state and federal trials, arbitrations and appeals.  

Andrew and his wife live in Orange County, California.  He enjoys travel, Angels baseball, cultural events and cooking (mostly French, Italian, Indian and Iranian).  He is a fair to middling golfer and Texas holdem player.