Biography
As a former Assistant Attorney General, Andrew offers clients strategic counsel on high-stakes litigation and enforcement actions.
He represents clients in all manner of environmental litigation and enforcement matters. He has particular experience with citizen suits, climate change litigation, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) claims, biosolids, and claims under the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. He also defends mass actions and toxic torts, enforces environmental indemnity claims, and provides regulatory compliance advocacy. Andrew’s pro bono practice includes immigration and asylum matters.
Prior to joining B&D, Andrew was an Assistant Attorney General with the Civil Law Division of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. He litigated a range of Tennessee constitutional legal issues, including the Civil Rights Act, the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act, the Tennessee Civil Justice Act, and the Tennessee Public Participation Act.
Andrew is also the co-owner and co-founder of Wild Woods Nature School, a nature-based education program for children in Tennessee.
Resident in Nashville, Tennessee. Affiliated with the firm’s Austin office.
Education
- Sewanee: The University of the South (B.A., 2012)
- Political Science; International Law and Relations & American Voter Behavior
- Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2016)
- Ballenger-Green Memorial Writing Winner
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court – Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Texas
Professional Affiliations
Nashville Bar Association
Languages
- Spanish (proficiency)
Publications
M. Andrew Womack, The Latest Nuclear War: Does the Use of Depleted Uranium Armaments and Armors Constitute a War Crime? 41 VT. L. REV., 407-30 (2017).
