Attorney at Law
Admitted: 1994, Texas; 1995, Colorado and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas;
1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1993
College: University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1991
Biography: Andrew Sher has been practicing in the area of civil trial litigation for
approximately ten years primarily representing landowners in Texas and New Mexico on
property rights, water pollution, property damages and other environmental matters.
Andrew was an invited speaker at the first annual Clear Gold Summit in September 1999
concerning private property rights and surface and groundwater resources in the State of
Texas. The Clear Gold Summit, an invitation only event, launched the debate on Water in
Texas – A Commodity for the 21st Century and was attended by selected representatives
with experience and expertise involving water issues from across the State. He has also
served as counsel in environmental litigation involving complex scientific and legal issues
which resulted in the recovery for both personal injuries and property damages. Beginning
in the fall of 1999 through the present, Andrew was appointed Special Assistant Attorney
General by Attorney General Patricia A. Madrid for the purposes of litigating environmental
enforcement actions on behalf of the State of New Mexico.
Member: Houston (Law Day and Naturalization Committee, 1996-1997) Colorado and
American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Texas
Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Young
Lawyers Association.
Recipient: Jacqueline Lang Weaver Oil & Gas Excellence Award; Mead Data Central Lexis
Writing Competition Award; Margaret Cullinan Wray Trust Scholarship in Environmental
Law; and 2005 Super Lawyer, Environmental Law, Texas Monthly Magazine.
Co-Author: (with J. Craig Lewis) "The Century Advocate: Computers and Multimedia,"
Advances Environmental Law Course, State Bar of Texas, March, 1996.
Not certified by Texas Board of Legal Specialization
