Kellogg Hansen specializes in complex trial and appellate litigation. Our lawyers have extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in trials and appeals throughout the United States. We pride ourselves on the exceptional results we achieve for our clients.

Kellogg Hansen’s lawyers possess outstanding credentials. Nearly all of our partners and associates graduated from top-tier law schools and served as law clerks for federal judges; more than a dozen clerked for Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Many of our lawyers have held significant positions in the federal government. Our lawyers have successfully litigated dozens of trials and appeals for our clients.

Kellogg Hansen’s expertise includes complex commercial litigation, Supreme Court and appellate litigation, governmental investigations and white-collar criminal defense, intellectual property litigation, and telecommunications law.

Kellogg Hansen hires only the most talented and motivated lawyers to join us in our fast-paced and challenging practice. Our philosophy is to offer new associates significant responsibility from the outset of their careers.

Andrew P. Skaras

Associate

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Andrew Skaras joined Kellogg Hansen as an associate in 2022. Before joining the firm, Mr. Skaras served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dabney L. Friedrich on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. As a law student, he interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Staff.

Mr. Skaras graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was the Supreme Court Co-Chair for the Harvard Law Review. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics and Philosophy from Boston College, graduating magna cum laude.

Publications

The Supreme Court, 2018 Term—Leading Cases: Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt, 133 Harv. L. Rev. 362 (2019)

Recent Case, American Humanist Ass’n v. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, 891 F.3d 117 (4th Cir. 2018) (mem.), 132 Harv. L. Rev. 1353 (2019).

Education

Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020

Supreme Court Co-Chair, Harvard Law Review

Boston College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2015

Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkship

Law Clerk, Judge Dabney L. Friedrich, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2021-2022

Law Clerk, Judge Harvie Wilkinson, III, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2020-2021