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    Andrew Nellis

    Counsel, Appeals

    Andrew is a talented litigator who works in trial and appellate courts throughout the country to advance gun safety.

      Andrew’s work focuses on obtaining justice for survivors of gun violence, helping states and municipalities protect their communities from gun violence, and challenging dangerous gun laws in court.

      Andrew is an alumnus of Haverford College and New York University School of Law, where he was a Hays Civil Liberties Fellow and graduated magna cum laude. Before joining Everytown, he clerked for the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for the Honorable Allyne R. Ross of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He began his career as a constitutional litigator at Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

      Office

      • Washington, D.C

      Education

      • Haverford College, B.A.
      • New York University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude

      Bar Admissions

      • District of Columbia
      • New York

      Court Admissions

      • United States District Court, District of Colorado
      • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits


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      Did you know?

      30 percent of guns recovered by ATF in California have no serial number on them, making it impossible for law enforcement to trace.

      Stephens A. “Ghost Guns Are Everywhere in California”. The Trace. (2019). https://bit.ly/2DKkIlt