Atty. Andrew May

Seattle Family Law Attorney

• Andrew has been admitted into practice for over 15 years and has spent the last decade primarily focusing on the complexities of family law exclusively
• He is passionate about helping his custody and divorce clients achieve their objectives
• With extensive litigation experience, he has the advocacy skills and attention to detail to win in and out of the courtroom
• With his wide-ranging skills as a mediator, he further assists clients in reaching a resolution out of court if that is an avenue they seek, advocating to protect what they hold most important
• No matter the process, however, Andrew works hard to ensure that his clients are heard and that he listens carefully for opportunities to help them reach their objectives
• His clients appreciate his genuine attentiveness and concern for their bottom lines, as well as the quality of his legal work
• His sharp writing and convincing oral arguments make him a formidable opponent
• Aside from his litigation experience, Andrew is a trained and intelligent mediator
• Andrew received training in interest-based mediation from the University of Washington and co-led a professional group dedicated to developing alternative dispute resolution as another form of resolve for clients seeking to mediate aside from trial
• He is mindful of the stress and cost of court proceedings and does everything he can to lower the temperature without sacrificing his clients’ interests
• Andrew further understands that not every case has a one-size-fits-all solution and will adamantly fight for the common objective he shares with his clients. “The measure of a good result must include its cost and durability–whether it restores rather than erodes stability in our clients’ lives and livelihoods,” Andrew says
• EDUCATION Andrew graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law with high honors
• He was selected by faculty to be a teaching assistant for first-year legal writing classes and won a place on Maryland’s national moot court team
• He was awarded the prize for best brief in Maryland’s annual appellate advocacy competition
• Prior to law school, he graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in political science
• WASHINGTON FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY BACKGROUND Andrew is a third-generation family law attorney whose passion for the law developed early
• When his high school mock trial team went to state finals, the judge offered Andrew a clerkship position on the spot, conditional only on his successful completion of law school
• Outside of work, Andrew enjoys music of all kinds and particularly playing the piano and singing
• He is a proud dad and can frequently be found cheering on his daughter’s soccer teams, the Mariners and the Reign FC