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Forrest Andrews, ESQ

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Professional Experience

Forrest Andrews is the Chair of Lydecker LLP’s Errors & Omissions Department and Co-Chair of its Commercial Department.  Forrest has extensive experience defending claims against attorneys, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, property managers, directors and officers, and other types of professionals.  Forrest understands that his clients have spent years establishing their businesses and reputation, which is why he focuses his practice on providing effective legal strategies and solutions to protect those interests.

With respect to environmental claims, Forrest handles cases involving mold damage and exposure, air and water pollution, and other contaminates.

Forrest is also Chair of Lydecker LLP’s Appellate Department and is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar.  Forrest handles all types of appellate proceedings, including extraordinary writs, in state and federal courts, and provides litigation support services to trial counsel by developing effective strategies at the trial level in anticipation of an appeal.

Before joining Lydecker LLP, Forrest had an extensive career in the public sector, including serving as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami where he represented the City of Miami in many federal civil rights suits, personal injury, commercial, and appellate cases.

Education

  • J.D., Albany Law School of Union University, 2005
    Merit scholarship
    Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, Associate Editor
    John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, Member
    Karen C. McGovern Senior Prize Trials Competition, Member
    Family Violence Clinic, Student Advocate
  • B.A., University of Delaware, 2002
    Majored in Political Science with a Concentration in Public Law

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Florida
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Publications and Presentations

  • Small Bites: Obesity Lawsuits Prepare to Take on the Fast Food Industry, Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, 15 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 153 (2004)
  • Do’s and Don’ts of Motions for New Trials Based on Closing Argument in the Trial Court and on Appeal, Dade County Bar Appellate Court Committee Fall Seminar (2017)
  • Retroactive Application of Law to Cases Pending on Appeal, The Record, Florida Bar Appellate Section (2018)
  • Appellate Motion Practice, Florida Bar Basic Appellate Practice CLE (2019)
  • Retroactive Application of the Law to Cases Pending on Appeal, The Florida Bar CLE (2020)
  • Municipal Charter Review, Florida Municipal Attorney’s Association (2021)
  • Retroactive Application of Law to Pending Appeals, Appellate Practice Series/Guardian Ad Litem Seminar CLE (2022)
  • Practicing Before the Third District Court of Appeal Seminar (2022)

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Florida Bar Appellate Practice Certification Committee, Past Chair
  • Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Past Chair
  • Florida Bar Basic Appellate Practice CLE, Presenter – 2019
  • Florida Bar Appellate Section, Member
  • Florida Bar State and Local Government, Member
  • Miami-Dade County Charter Review Task Force – 2017-2018, Member
  • Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee, 2010-2015, Member

Significant Representations & Experience

 Forrest has been involved in various cases involving complex issues of law.  Some of these representative cases include:
  • Represented real estate agency against claim that it failed to exercise reasonable care in preventing buyer’s money from being wired to a fraudulent account.
  • Represented real estate agent against claim that she failed to secure a properly executed residential lease.
  • Represented law firm against legal malpractice claim that it failed to draft a settlement agreement including multiple residential properties.
  • Represented law firm against legal malpractice claim alleging that it failed to file a timely lawsuit on behalf of its client.
  • Represent attorney against legal malpractice claim alleging he failed to file a timely post-conviction motion on behalf of incarcerated client.
  • Represented real estate association and board member against defamation claim filed by its President.
  • Represented attorney against claim alleging that he failed to set aside patent broker’s commission.
  • Represented the State of Florida in multi-million dollar lawsuit involving directors and officers of insolvent insurance carrier.
  • Represented directors and officers against claim that they failed to pay broker’s commission after it secured purchaser of the company’s assets.

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Florida Bar Appellate Practice Certification Committee, Member
  • Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Past Chair
  • Florida Bar Basic Appellate Practice CLE, Presenter – 2019
  • Florida Bar Appellate Section, Member
  • Florida Bar State and Local Government, Member
  • Miami-Dade County Charter Review Task Force – 2017-2018, Member
  • Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society, Member
  • Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee, 2010-2015, Member