We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Kirtley has joined HLA’s team as our new Litigation Director. In this role, Andrew will litigate on behalf of individuals and larger populations, expanding access to health care and broadening HLA’s systemic impact. He will work closely with our Access to Care and Coverage Practice and Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids, as well as HLA’s Board of Directors’ Litigation Committee, to pursue impact litigation.
Andrew has spent his legal career helping consumers, small businesses, and others vindicate their legal rights in court, including in class actions and other complex litigation. Over his career, he has represented hundreds of clients in all phases of litigation, including as the lead attorney on dispositive motions, trials, and appeals.
“In the world of impact litigation, we’re often challenging illegal policies and practices that the government or a private company is systematically applying to a large group of people, so there’s an opportunity to remove a barrier to health care not just for one person, but for hundreds or thousands of people, with a single lawsuit,” Andrew shared. “I’m excited to work with fellow HLA attorneys and staff to identify impact cases that could do the greatest good for the greatest number, figure out strategically the best way to bring those cases, and get them resolved as quickly as possible.”
Before joining HLA, Andrew was a member of the California Access to Justice Commission and a partner in the San Francisco Bay Area office of the national plaintiff firm Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, where he specialized in federal consumer class actions and socially just commercial and constitutional litigation. His accomplishments have included a $500 million win for small farmers, a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award, and defeating constitutional challenges to a first-of-its-kind firearms regulation. Prior to that, Andrew practiced in the District of Columbia at the D.C. Tenants’ Rights Center, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, and a boutique law firm specializing in federal civil rights. He holds a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law and a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music.
“With Andrew joining our exceptional team, HLA is now even better-equipped to fight for health care justice,” said Matt Selig, HLA’s Executive Director. “Andrew brings a wealth of experience and talents to our organization at just the right time. With federal cutbacks, and other factors, moving health care further out of reach for households with few financial resources, having Andrew heading up our litigation practice is invaluable to the people we serve.”
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