Andrew Pardue is an associate with Holtzman Vogel and focuses his practice on constitutional law, election law, and litigation. He has authored and co-authored numerous briefs concerning redistricting, campaign finance, and First Amendment matters on behalf of parties and amicus curiae in the Supreme Court of the United States and federal district and appellate courts. He also counsels nonprofit clients concerning corporate governance and IRS and FEC compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Andrew served as a law clerk for the D.C. Criminal Code Reform Commission and the Office of the Virginia Attorney General Civil Litigation Division, Consumer Protection Section. He also interned in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Lawrence Leonard of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Before law school, Andrew worked as a public opinion research analyst at The Winston Group and interned in various U.S. Senate and House offices on Capitol Hill.

Clerkship/Government Experience
  • Law Clerk, D.C. Criminal Code Reform Commission
  • Law Clerk,  Office of the Virginia Attorney General Civil Litigation Division, Consumer Protection Section
  • Represented client on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit challenging Michigan’s recall exception.
  • Represented Michigan citizens in challenge to the State’s 2021 congressional redistricting plan in federal district court and pending appeal to Supreme Court of the United States.
  • Defended clients in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation matters before federal district courts.
  • Represented State of Louisiana in challenges to the State’s congressional, state legislative, and state supreme court district maps, successfully obtaining a stay of proceedings and certiorari before judgment in the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • Co-authored amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States for prominent First Amendment scholar arguing that there is no legitimate state interest in protecting citizens from exposure to allegedly stigmatizing ideas.
  • Co-authored amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States for non-profit organization reviewing Supreme Court Elections Clause caselaw and proposing new test for analyzing state court invalidations of congressional district maps.
  • Advised clients on compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and state campaign finance rules.
  • Federalist Society, Member
  • Republican National Lawyers Association, Member
  • One of two dozen attorneys to complete the Virginia State Bar’s first-ever Appellate Advocacy Academy, August 4-5, 2022

Related Practice Areas
  • William & Mary Law School, J.D.
    • Senior Notes Editor on William & Mary Law Review
    • President of Williams & Mary Federalist Society
    • Vice President of Election Law Society
    • Dean’s Associate and graduate research fellow, William & Mary Center for the Study of Law and Markets
    • Authored a published student note on congressional investigations of the executive branch
  • Harvard University, B.A., Government, secondary concentration in Economics
  • Virginia Bar
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Andrew Pardue