Andrew D. Sims (Andy) has practiced law with the firm of Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C. in Fort Worth, Texas, for twenty-one (21) years. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas, and all Texas State trial and appellate courts. Andy has been certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law since 1992, and Civil Trial Law since 1993. Andy is serving his second three-year term on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Civil Trial Exam Commission, and served as Chair of the Appellate Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association in 2005-2006. Andy is also a Master in the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, is rated AV ¹ by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been selected as a “Superlawyer” in Business Litigation in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 by Texas Monthly magazine (top 5% of practicing attorneys in Texas according to the selection criteria).

Andy’s trial practice involves complex business litigation and arbitration, including oil and gas, real estate, financial institutions, insurance, contracts, construction, shareholder oppression and derivative suits, corporate governance, fiduciary litigation, business torts, intellectual property, and litigation before administrative agencies, including the representation of automobile dealers on matters before the Motor Vehicle Division of the Texas Department of Transportation in Austin, Texas. Andy also represents churches and denominational organizations in a variety of matters, including Constitutional issues.

Andy’s appellate practice includes the representation of clients in mandamus matters, interlocutory appeals, and appeals of judgments in both state and federal courts. Numerous published appellate opinions on which Andy has worked evidence the variety of his appellate and trial litigation experience.

Andy is a member of numerous professional associations and organizations, including the Council of Appellate Lawyers of the American Bar Association, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, the Federal Bar Association, the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the Tarrant County Bar Foundation.

Andy attended Baylor University as a National Merit Scholar and graduated from Baylor’s Honors Program in 1983. He also attended Baylor Law School where he achieved induction into the honorary legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, and where he graduated in 1986.

Practice Areas: Civil Trial and Civil Appellate Litigation

Direct Phone: (817) 870-8704
Direct Fax: (817) 333-1186

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