About Andrew Pierce

Andrew grew up in Highland Park, Illinois. He attended college at Harvard, receiving a Magna cum Laude degree in Government. After graduation, he worked as a legislative aide in Washington D.C. for U.S. Rep. Jim Guy Tucker. He attended law school at the University of California, Berkeley where he finished in the top 10% of his class and was selected for Order of the Coif. Andrew served as a Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of the Berkeley Law Foundation which raises money for pro bono legal activities. After graduation, he worked as a research attorney for The Honorable Joseph Grodin of the California Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Andrew was twice elected President of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association. He has been selected by his peers as a Fellow in the prestigious Litigation Counsel of America and has also been named as a ‘Superlawyer’ for many years.

Prior to forming Pierce & Shearer LLP in September 2001, Andrew worked for Cox Buchanan Padmore & Shakarchy in Palo Alto and, before that, for Goldstein & Phillips, a litigation firm in San Francisco. Andrew has extensive experience representing both employers and employees in employment/ labor law matters. He is also experienced in appellate practice, real estate, insurance and business litigation.