Atty. Andra Paganie
Andra is a skilled litigator with broad experience in complex commercial litigation, product liability, class action defense, and insurance and personal injury matters. A member of the firm’s Casualty Department, she brings a strategic, detail-oriented approach to defending corporate and individual clients across a wide range of disputes.
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Andra Paganie is an Associate based in Erie, Pennsylvania, practicing at Marshall Dennehey. They have 16+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2010. Their practice focuses on medical malpractice and product liability. Admitted to practice in New York (2010), U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York (2010), U.S. District Court Southern District of New York (2010), and Pennsylvania (2019). Educated at Brooklyn Law School J.D. cum laude (—) and Yale University B.A. with distinction (—). Serands clients in Erie, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Andra is a skilled litigator with broad experience in complex commercial litigation, product liability, class action defense, and insurance and personal injury matters
- A member of the firm’s Casualty Department, she brings a strategic, detail-oriented approach to defending corporate and individual clients across a wide range of disputes
- She is licensed to practice in all state courts in New York and Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S
- District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- Before joining Marshall Dennehey, Andra practiced in the New York offices of three international law firms, where she represented global and domestic corporations in high-stakes litigation
- Her work focused on the defense of product manufacturers in class actions and individual claims involving design defects, failure to warn, fraud, and misrepresentation
- She has successfully obtained dismissals, summary judgment rulings, and the exclusion of expert testimony in complex product liability cases
- Her experience also includes arbitration and appellate work
- Andra earned her J.D., cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School, where she was named a Prince Scholar, Dean’s Merit Scholar, and Centennial Grant Scholar
- She served as Articles Editor for the Brooklyn Law Review and competed in both the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Moot Court Honor Society
- She gained valuable judicial experience as a student law clerk to the Honorable Dora Irizarry (E.D.N.Y.) and the Honorable John Keenan (S.D.N.Y.), and prosecutorial experience through internships with the U.S
- Attorney’s Offices for both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- Andra holds a B.A. in English Language & Literature, with distinction, from Yale University
- She lives in Erie with her husband and two children
- Fluent in Romanian, Andra enjoys traveling with her family, skiing, playing tennis, watching movies, and solving puzzles
- Year Joined 2025
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Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Erie are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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