Andy is a shareholder of the firm, practicing primarily in the area of civil litigation. Andy has more than 30 years of trial experience litigating civil cases, including personal injury, insurance coverage, products liability, industrial and construction site accidents, and professional liability matters.

Andy has an extensive appellate practice, as well. He has been described in statewide publications as "an appellate ace." He is best known in the legal community for having represented the plaintiffs in the seminal case in New Hampshire recognizing hedonic damages, Marcotte v. Timberland/ Hampstead School District, 143 N.H. 331 (1999). Andy has to his credit over 70 other landmark, published decisions from the New Hampshire Supreme Court, including DeBenedetto v. CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc., 153 N.H. 793 (2006); Sisson v. Jankowski, 148 N.H. 503 (2002); Valenti v. Net Properties, 142 N.H. 633 (1998); and Meaney v. Rubega, 142 N.H. 530 (1997), and from the United States District Court and in the First Circuit Court of Appeals, including Northland Ins. Co. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., 63 F.Supp.2d 128 (D.N.H. 1999, No. Civ. 95-434-B), and Hugel v. Milberg, Weiss, 175 F.3d 14 (1st Cir. 1999).

Andy is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. He was referenced in New England Super Lawyers. He has also been cited by his peers as "the smartest lawyer you know" in a survey taken by New Hampshire Magazine in 2003. Andy was honored by the New Hampshire Bar Association for distinguished service to the profession for his volunteer work.

EDUCATION:

Duke University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1974
Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts, 1971

BAR ADMISSIONS:

New Hampshire