Andrew J. Shaw

Partner

District of ColumbiaNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvania

Offices

Pennsylvania

1801 Market Street, Suite 770, Ten Penn Center

Philadelphia, PA 19103

New York - Manhattan

40 Exchange Place Suite 1600

New York, NY 10005

New Jersey - Parsippany

Waterview Plaza - Suite 502 2001 Route 46

Parsippany, NJ 07054

New Jersey - Cherry Hill

Towne Place at Garden State Park 923 Haddonfield Road, Suite 300

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Practice Areas

General Litigation

Experience

Andrew is a Partner based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cherry Hill and Parsippany, New Jersey offices who handles matters in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Andrew has over 20 years of experience successfully representing businesses, insurers and individuals in diverse legal matters, including insurance defense, insurance coverage, intentional torts, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, real estate, collections and criminal defense. Andrew’s current practice includes general liability, premises liability, food retailers and manufacturers’ liability, products liability, medical malpractice, construction and construction defects, auto and transportation liability and commercial litigation matters. Andrew has substantial experience with alternative dispute resolution as well as in trial and appellate practice.

Prior to joining Kiernan Trebach, Andrew practiced in law firms in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including managing his own law firm for over ten years. Additionally, Andrew was an Assistant Deputy Public Defender with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender in Mercer County, New Jersey, and he was a judicial extern for Associate Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton of the Supreme Court of Ohio while in law school.

Court Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Notable Matters

  • Representing a manufacturer in a multi-million dollar breach of contract and implied warranty case.
  • Representing a doctor and a medical facility in a wrongful birth and wrongful life case.
  • Counseling a large insurer as to multi-million dollar COVID-19 business interruptions insurance coverage claims.

Education

  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1998
    • Ohio State Law Journal – Associate Editor
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., with distinction, 1994

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania State Bar Association
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society