Atty. Stuart M. Andrews, Jr.

Atty. Stuart M. Andrews, Jr.

A special counsel at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, civil rights attorney Stuart Andrews brings determination and intensity to every case. He’s devoted decades to bringing about systemic reform and giving lower-income South Carolinians greater access to the courts, both through the clients he's represented and the policies he's helped put in place.

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A special counsel at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, civil rights attorney Stuart Andrews brings determination and intensity to every case. He’s devoted decades to bringing about systemic reform and giving lower-income South Carolinians greater access to the courts, both through the clients he's represented and the policies he's helped put in place.

Through his former practice at a large regional law firm, Stuart established the firm's first structured pro bono program. The effort earned the American Bar Association's National Pro Bono Firm of the Year award. Stuart was a lead partner against the South Carolina Department of Corrections in major litigation that was part of the program. The class-action lawsuit led to a six-week trial and a ruling in favor of incarcerated men and women with serious mental illness.

In addition to civil rights law, Stuart's practice includes healthcare law and qui tam whistleblower litigation.

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Education

JD
The University of South Carolina
- 1978
Princeton Theological Seminary
- 1973
BA
Erskine College
- 1972

Awards

Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Qui Tam Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Audit Defense
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fraud and Abuse
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Government Relations
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Medical Staff Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Reimbursement
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — S.C. Appleseed 2016 Rev. Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney Award for Justice
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Columbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite," Healthcare (2016, 2017)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — University of South Carolina 2015 Compleat Lawyer Award, Platinum Recipient
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — S.C. Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law (2015)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in America -- Health Care Law (1995–2018)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — South Carolina Super Lawyers, Health Law (2008–2017)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Charles Dorsey Award, National Legal Aid and Defender Association (2007)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year (2005)
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Health Care Law, Columbia (SC)
- 2011
Lawyer of the Year — Charles Dorsey Award (National Legal Aid and Defender Association)
- 2007

Bar Admissions

South Carolina, South Carolina

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