ANDRE M. STOLIER

Andre M. Stolier graduated from the Loyola College of Law magna cum laude, where he served as a managing editor of the Loyola Law Review, research assistant to Professor Nikolaos A. Davrados, a member of the Advocacy Center, and an extern for the Honorable Ivan J. Lemelle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Andre's Comment, Finding the Fault Lines: An Epistemological Inquiry of the True Meaning of Civil Law "Fault," was selected as the top comment for his year and was published in the Loyola Law Review.

Before pursuing his law degree, Andre worked in government relations with a focus on healthcare policy, regulatory and legislative affairs, and general political consulting. He served as Political Director and Field Director to Governor John Bel Edwards' first successful gubernatorial campaign, worked as an associate lobbyist for the Baton Rouge firm Southern Strategy Group, and managed government relations for the Access Health Louisiana, a non-profit health system devoted to providing healthcare to the indigent.

Andre clerked for Smith & Fawer for almost two years before graduating and obtaining his license. Since becoming a full-time associate, Andre has represented clients across a wide variety of subject matter in state and federal court, in and outside of Louisiana. Andre has tried and appealed cases all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court, and successfully argued before the Louisiana Supreme Court on complex issues regarding trusts and estates.

Andre's primary practice areas include trusts and estates, contractual and commercial disputes, alternative dispute resolution, and community property disputes. Andre also has experience in trade secrets and intellectual property litigation, white collar crime, expropriation, and First Amendment law.