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.
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.
- S.C. Appleseed 2016 Rev. Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney Award for Justice
- S.C. Appleseed 2016 Rev. Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney Award for Justice
- Columbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite," Healthcare (2016, 2017)
- University of South Carolina 2015 Compleat Lawyer Award, Platinum Recipient
- S.C. Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law (2015)
- The Best Lawyers in America® -- Health Care Law (1995–2018)
- Best Lawyers Columbia, SC, Health Care Law "Lawyer of the Year" (2010)
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Health Law (2008–2017)
- Charles Dorsey Award, National Legal Aid and Defender Association (2007)
- South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year (2005)
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
