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Meet Our Legal Specialists

Andrew E. Mize

Attorney

Andrew E. Mize, Attorney - Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC

Phone

615.254.8801

Location

The Freedom Center
223 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203

Andrew E. Mize

Attorney

Andrew Mize joined Stranch, Jennings & Garvey (previously Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings) in 2021 and concentrates his practice in areas of complex civil litigation, including class actions, labor law and administrative law. Mr. Mize has more than a decade of experience in the fields of personal injury litigation, education law and special education law, in civil rights law, including 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and in misdemeanor and felony criminal defense. Mr. Mize has represented clients in state and federal court at the trial and appellate levels, with a singular focus on obtaining the best results for clients. Prior to joining the firm, Mize was a partner at Gordon & Mize, LLP, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mr. Mize graduated cum laude from the University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2011, where he was a member of the University of Louisville Law Review. During law school, he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the National Lawyers Guild, and spent his summers interning with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Centre College in 2008, with double majors in government and history, and double minors in international studies and political economy. While in college, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi.

Mr. Mize lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, who is an accountant. His interests include history, shooting sports, art, the outdoors and travel.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
    • – Class Actions
    • – Labor law
    • – Personal injury
    • – Education and special education law
    • – Civil rights
    • – Administrative law matters
  • Appellate Practice
  • Criminal Law

Education

  • Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 2011)
  • Centre College, B.A. (2008)
  • Culver Military Academy (2004)

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  • U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

Experience

Representative cases:

  • Obtained reversal of District Court grant of summary judgment to defendant school board and employees in case involving disability discrimination of a child from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Clemons v. Shelby Cty. Bd. of Educ., 19-5846, 818 Fed.Appx. 453 (6th Cir. 2020)
  • Favorable resolution of medical malpractice action involving plaintiff injured during gynecological surgery, resulting in significant damages
  • Highly favorable resolutions in numerous cases involving minor students injured at school due to negligence supervision, including bullying and discrimination

Professional Honors & Activities

Memberships

  • Kentucky Bar Association

Published Works

  • When Lady Justice Sought her Sight: Judicial Selection in Kentucky in Light of Recent Trends and Carey v. Wolnitzek, 50 U. LOU. L. REV. 383 (2011).

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J. Gerard Stranch IV

J. Gerard Stranch IV

James G. Stranch III

James G. Stranch III

R. Jan Jennings

R. Jan Jennings

Hon. John (Jack) Garvey

Hon. John (Jack) Garvey

Michael G. Stewart

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