Andrews is Board Certified in Appellate Practice and brings years of diverse legal experience to role, including criminal appeals, constitutional litigation, civil rights law and government liability
Forrest Andrews
Miami-based law firm Lydecker Diaz has hired Forrest Andrews to boost its growing appellate division, bringing an attorney with years of public sector legal work and experience at all levels of the Florida judicial system to the firm. Over the past decade-plus, Andrews has served in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office, the Office of the Attorney General and the City of Miami Attorney’s Office. At Lydecker Diaz, he will continue to focus on appellate matters, provide litigation support to trial counsel and argue significant matters during the course of court cases.
“We welcome Forrest to the Lydecker Diaz team and are excited to put his expertise to work for our clients, particularly within our growing appellate division,” said Richard Lydecker, Founding Partner of Lydecker Diaz. “His diverse experience in criminal and government law, as well his work arguing cases before the Florida Supreme Court and Third DCA, set him apart and add tremendous value to the firm.”
Prior to joining Lydecker Diaz, Andrews served in a number of roles, beginning his legal career as a prosecutor at the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. There, he prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases, including complex drug trafficking cases. Andrews then served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General, where he drafted more than 100 appellate briefs and presented more than 20 oral arguments in the Florida Supreme Court and the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida. Most recently, he served in the Appellate Division of the City of Miami Attorney’s office, where he represented the municipality on a wide range of legal matters, including civil rights suits, personal injury, municipal law and employment cases.
At Lydecker Diaz, Andrews will focus on the following practice areas: general civil trial appeals; municipal liability appeals; constitutional, civil rights and administrative law appeals; local government appeals; general litigation; and litigation and trial support.
Andrews studied law at Albany Law School of Union University and completed his undergraduate studies in political science at the University of Delaware. He is involved in several professional and community pursuits outside of his legal practice. His memberships and activities include:
- Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Member
- Florida Bar Appellate Section, Member
- Dade County Bar Association, Member
- Miami-Dade County Charter Review Task Force – 2017-2018, Member
- Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society – 2015-16, Member
- Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee – 2012-15, Member
Founded in Miami, Lydecker Diaz now encompasses fourteen offices across Florida and the Northeast that specialize in complex commercial litigation, insurance defense, government liability and labor & employment law.
About Lydecker Diaz
Lydecker Diaz is an AV-rated full-service national law firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, Jacksonville and Tampa. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience in the areas of commercial and financial litigation, intellectual property, labor & employment, appeals, and corporate & business transactions. www.LydeckerDiaz.com
