Andrew P. Sherrod - Attorney

Andrew P. Sherrod - Attorney

 

Andy Sherrod is a member of the firm's Litigation section, where his practice encompasses a variety of civil and commercial matters in state and federal courts.

Relevant Experience:

  • Representation of investment firms in FINRA arbitration and mediation. 
  • Counsel clients and litigate cases regarding breach of contract and business tort claims.
  • Counsel clients and litigate cases arising out of real estate transactions and the zoning/subdivision process.
  • Counsel clients and litigate cases involving partnership disputes.
  • Counsel clients and litigate cases involving trust and estate disputes.
  • Representation of property owners in appeals of real estate tax assessments before local assessors, boards of equalization, and circuit courts.
  • Counsel clients and litigate cases regarding employment disputes, including discrimination, wrongful discharge, and wage issues.
  • Counsel clients and litigate disputes regarding restrictive covenants, including non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
  • Representation of insurers, employee benefit plans, and employers in defense of life, health, and disability insurance suits brought under ERISA and state law.
  • Representation of insurers in contested interpleader actions in state and federal court, securing discharge from liability for competing claims and often securing attorney fees.

Education:

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, J.D., high honors, 2000 (Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, North Carolina Law Review)
  • Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1996 (Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa)

Clerkship:

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Norman K. Moon of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2000-2001)

Published Works/Speaking Engagements:

  • A Matter of (Statutory) Interpretation: North Carolina Recognizes the Functional Test for Corporate Taxation in Polaroid Corp. v. Offerman, North Carolina Law Review (1999)

Pro Bono/Community Service:

  • Young Lawyers Division Liaison, Community Service Council, Virginia Bar Association

Recognition:

  • Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite, 2009-2011
  • Rising Star Virginia Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2011

Memberships:

  • Virginia Bar Association (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division)

Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, 2000
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, 2001
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2001