Service Professional Experience

Andy West, J.D.

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Professional Licenses

Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 2011 Bar No. 24079559

Qualified neutral under the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, including in cases involving the parent-child relationship, 2010

Professional Experience

The Lanier Law Firm, Houston, TX

Contract Attorney, Asbestos Resolution Team, March 2015-present

Reviews work histories, depositions, military service records, and other available documentation of mesothelioma clients to uncover potential claims against bankrupt asbestos defendants

Performs searches of a database of jobsites known to be contaminated with asbestos for potential matches with clients’ worksites

Generates updated work histories for clients to facilitate new bankruptcy trust claims

Drafts affidavits of asbestos exposure from client testimony

Reviews drafts of asbestos exposure affidavits to ensure compliance with asbestos trust requirements

Resolves Workers’ Compensation subrogation claims against mesothelioma clients

Utilizes and updates an extensive client/case information database

Contract Attorney, Asbestos Bankruptcy Department, September 2012-March 2015

Reviewed and remedied deficient personal injury trust claims against bankrupt asbestos defendants

Communicated with bankruptcy trust employees to resolve issues with client claims

Read and interpreted rules and procedures of defendant bankruptcy trusts

Appealed to bankruptcy trusts for higher payouts on successful claims for clients with extenuating or extraordinary circumstances

Assisted other team members (both attorney and non-attorney) in remedying deficient asbestos trust claims

Coordinated with litigation teams to resolve issues with bankruptcy claims on active trial cases

Oversaw projects to generate hundreds of new asbestos exposure affidavits for current clients

Drafted and reviewed new asbestos exposure affidavits to meet changing demands of bankrupt defendant trusts

Resolved Workers’ Compensation subrogation claims against mesothelioma clients

Utilized and updated an extensive client/case information database

Law Office of Chris Carmona, Houston, TX

Of Counsel, January 2012-August 2012

Performed intake and assessment of new clients

Researched statutes and legal issues relevant to representation

Drafted pleadings and motions for child custody modifications and suits affecting the parent-child relationship

Represented clients in child support hearings and mediation

Served as Second Chair in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship

Donovan & Watkins

Document Reviewer, March 2012 – August 2012

Utilized the Relativity review platform to perform electronic relevancy and subject matter review of discovery documents related to major corporate litigation

Collier Legal Search, LLC

Document Review Attorney, October 2011

Performed both physical and electronic review of discovery documents for work-product privilege

Houston Organization of Public Employees, Local 123, Houston, TX

Dispute Resolution Intern, July 2010-March 2011

Performed client intake and initial interviews

Communicated with and updated clients on ongoing matters of representation

Counseled union members on employment disputes and grievances against the City of Houston and the remedies available

Assisted union members in City of Houston administrative employment hearings: acted as union representative in Loudermill hearings, interviewed witnesses for adversarial employment hearings, drafted examination questions for adversarial hearings

Researched and prepared appellate documents for submission to the Houston Civil Service Commission

Education

South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX

Juris Doctor, May 2011

Currents International Trade Law Journal, Staff Member

South Texas Mediation Clinic: mediated small claims and landlord/tenant cases in Harris County Justice Court

Pro Bono Honors Certificate recipient: provided more than 50 hours of pro bono legal service while a student

Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

B.S. Political Science, May 2008, GPA 4.0

Recipient of the Jack Brooks Scholarship for Government and Politics

Otho Plummer Award for Top Male Graduate, Spring 2008

Dawson Award for Top Graduate in Political Science, Spring 2008

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