Walter J. Andrews

Walter J. Andrews focuses his practice on complex insurance recovery, counseling, arbitration, litigation, and expert witness testimony. With more than 30 years of experience, he represents policyholders in high-stakes disputes across the United States. He helps clients understand coverage issues and pursue fair outcomes.

Walter earned his BA, Swarthmore College, 1979, and later received his JD, University of Chicago Law School, 1982. His education shaped his careful and analytical approach to insurance law. He applies this strong academic training when reviewing policies, preparing arguments, and advising clients.

Walter handles insurance coverage and bad-faith disputes involving business interruption, product liability, construction defects, reinsurance recovery matters for cedents, cyber insurance, and e-commerce claims. He works with many types of policies, including professional liability, first-party property, general liability, cyber insurance, and reinsurance agreements.

Walter advises companies from financial services, technologies, consumer products, food and beverages, chemicals, real estate, and municipalities. He assists with program audits, policy manuscripting, counseling, litigation, and arbitration. He also serves as an expert witness in insurance matters and as an arbitrator in insurance coverage arbitrations.

Walter is recognized as a leader for insurance dispute resolution by Chambers USA and is recommended for his advice to policyholders by Legal 500. He is the former Chair of the ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee and a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel.

Walter J. Andrews is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Florida, and Virginia, and before courts and arbitral bodies across the United States. He continues to guide clients through complex insurance disputes with steady judgment and practical experience.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Member, American College of Coverage Counsel
• Former Chair, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Insurance Section (2008-2010)
• Former Chair, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (2001-2004)
• Former Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
• Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Virginia

Education

• University of Chicago Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Swarthmore College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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