Andre R. Barry

Andre R. Barry is a business litigation lawyer at Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather L.L.P., who represents companies, individuals, and governmental institutions in complex lawsuits and disputes. He handles matters involving constitutional law, ballot initiatives, contracts, corporate governance, ownership conflicts, probate, patents, trademarks, and securities. His practice includes business, intellectual property, professional liability, licensing, securities, estate, and governmental litigation. He appears before state and federal courts while developing strategies that reflect each client’s legal goals and broader interests.

Andre earned his A.B. with general honors from the University of Chicago in 1995. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard University in 1998. During law school, he served on the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy’s Board of Editors. He later clerked for Chief Judge Lawrence J. Piersol from 1999 through 2001. He then clerked for Eighth Circuit Judge William Jay Riley from 2001 through 2002.

Andre is admitted in Nebraska, Illinois, several federal courts, the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He served on Nebraska’s Federal Practice Committee from 2013 through 2018. Since 2018, he has taught administrative law as an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law. His public service included membership on the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission from 2003 through 2009. He chaired that commission from 2007 through 2009.

Andre R. Barry has earned recognition for commercial, appellate, business, and intellectual property litigation. He has appeared in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation since 2012. His honors include listings from Chambers USA, Great Plains Super Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, and Benchmark Appellate. He is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. His professional record reflects substantial courtroom experience, appellate knowledge, public service, and continued involvement in legal education.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Nebraska
• Illinois

Education

• Harvard University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Chicago
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)