Andrew Watto

Andrew Watto is a trial lawyer and Nursing Home Co-Leader at McEldrew Purtell in Philadelphia. His practice focuses on nursing home abuse and neglect, where he represents families of nursing home residents and residents of other elder-care facilities who have experienced neglect or abuse. His current plaintiff-side work follows a decade spent representing corporations and insurance clients, giving him experience with the defense perspective in contested injury matters.

Andrew’s education includes Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Temple University. His legal training preceded a litigation career that included ten years representing and defending corporate and insurance clients before he moved into plaintiff advocacy. That background now accompanies his focused nursing home practice, where he works with families navigating claims involving alleged abuse or neglect in long-term care settings.

Andrew spent the first ten years of his legal career representing and defending corporations and insurance clients. Before joining McEldrew Purtell, he defended nursing home abuse lawsuits for a national nursing home chain. He now represents injured people and families on the other side of these disputes. His prior defense work provides insight into how adversaries approach nursing home claims and informs his current representation in abuse and neglect cases.

Andrew Watto combines trial experience with a focused nursing home abuse and neglect practice. As Nursing Home Co-Leader, he represents families dealing with alleged harm in nursing homes and other elder-care facilities. He emphasizes accessibility to clients as they navigate the legal process and draws on his earlier corporate and insurance defense work when evaluating contested claims. His current practice is centered on representing injured people and families in nursing home matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, McEldrew Purtell
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Association of Justice
• Member, American Association of Justice
• Member, Attorneys Information Exchange Group

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

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