Andy Low Email & Phone Number

Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Worked as an attorney handling family law cases. Notable examples include:o Dove into a high-pressure dissolution to write multiple motions contesting unpaid support obligations, ignored discovery, and sanctions for conduct from the opposing party for multiple delays to the work of the custody evaluator, and then argued said motions before the court;o Negotiated a stipulated settlement agreement in a high-difficulty, including drafting a highly customized parenting-schedule and then carefully negotiating a mutually acceptable compromise with opposing counsel;o Researched how to subpoena Instagram for subscriber information and then implemented said subpoena;o Handled post-trial litigation for a dissolution in which a client had represented himself pro se and received a negative outcome, distilling appropriate issues for appeal and finding ways to dramatically reduce monies owed under the unfavorable judgment;o Practiced before the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal Court to establish paternity and respond to motions for a Native American client.

Hopkins, Minnesota, United States

Worked as an attorney handling cases dealing with tort, insurance, professional liability, and contracts law. Notable cases include:o Prevailed in a conciliation court trial involving a car repair dispute, ensuring that the case was entirely dismissed.o Prepared a successful Motion for Declaratory Judgment in a construction tort case, which ensured that a third-party defendant subcontractor's insurance company fulfilled its duty to defend, which in turn protected the financial interests of the defendant contractor client.o Prepared a Motion to Dismiss in a complex wrongful death matter involving a chain of alleged successors in interest, ensuring successful resolution of the matter for the client.o Prepared a response to allegations in a professional liability matter involving a mental healthcare professional and a would-be intern, ensuring that the investigation was closed before formal litigation commenced.

- Worked as an attorney handling cases dealing with immigration, criminal, and family law among others. Notable cases include:o Writing the winning legal brief in Shazi v. Wilkinson, overturning the federal government’s bar against consideration of mental health evidence when determining in immigration court whether a noncitizen committed a particularly serious crime. Shazi v. Wilkinson, 988 F.3d 441 (8th Cir. 2021). This case was later adopted by the Department of Justice in as law nationwide. Matter of B-Z-R-, 28 I&N Dec. 563 (A.G. 2022).o Breaking the nigh-impregnable doctrine of consular nonreviewability, forcing the U.S. Department of State to settle and allowing a husband and wife to reunite after he was wrongfully denied an immigrant visa by a U.S. consulate in Mexico. Mendoza - Ayala v. Pompeo, No. 19-2522 (DWF/TNL), 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100763, at *18 (D. Minn. June 9, 2020).o Prevailing in a family law trial that prevented a client's marriage from being annulled, thereby saving his immigration status.o Winning at the Minnesota Supreme Court on a deadline issue wrongly interpreted by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, preserving a client’s right to appealo Winning a Motion to Reopen a client’s family law case and then settled the case on considerably more favorable terms than the original judgment;- Appeared in immigration court, state court and federal court as the primary attorney for a number of clients, resolving both administrative and final merits hearings.- Conducted settlement negotiations on behalf of clients to resolve cases without resorting to a costly trial.- Worked with the firm's electronic systems to log client interactions, save documents, and coordinate scheduling with paralegals and other attorneys in the firm.- Advised diverse clients concerning the firm's legal strategy, their options, and kept them informed of the progress of their cases.

Austin, Minnesota

• Researched and drafted documents for cases with Judge Siefken, supporting and guiding his legal reasoning with in-depth analysis. Notable cases include:o A juvenile case requiring fine parsing of criminal statutes to determine whether to grant or deny a motion to dismiss;o A constitutional law challenge in a criminal case to determine whether drugs seized through a warrantless, post-arrest search of a vehicle were admissible as evidence;o A family law adoption case where an interested third party sought to amend the Court findings;o A civil trial for workplace employment discrimination; ando A foreclosure case wherein the plaintiff sought to reduce the redemption period of real property to five weeks.· Briefed judge on civil cases he would be hearing, summarizing the record and highlighting relevant information.· Ensured scheduling orders, HROs and housing orders were issued quickly efficiently.· Communicated with parties to ensure a smooth flow of court documents and scheduling appointments.· Conducted conciliation settlement conferences and prepared cases that did not settle for trial.· Managed the court’s law library, including taking a full inventory when moving the library to a different location.· Wrote a child support determination for Judge Christine Long when Judge Kevin Siefken was on vacation, generating a detailed breakdown of a complex parenting plan.

23 Everett St #1, Cambridge, Ma 02138

• Worked on, argued and won a summary process trial in a housing case.• Worked on, argued and won a small claims trial for a wage and hour case.• Negotiated a settlement agreement with opposing counsel which kept our client in her home permanently.• Wrote, filed and argued motions in limine, to dismiss, for protective order, for sanctions and for attorney’s fees among others, and memoranda in support thereof.• Counseled clients on their case status, on settlement offers and prepared them for trial.• Gathered evidence and devised case strategy with co-counsel and supervising attorneys leading up to trials.• Worked in the Attorney for the Day program, giving legal advice to defendants, representing them in court and in settlement negotiations.• No client was forced to move out of their home over the course of my representing them.

Hackensack, New Jersey

• Conducted in-depth research on a complex employment discrimination case and drafted a memorandum of law identifying the existence and viability of client’s causes of action under state and federal law.• Drafted a divorce complaint and prepared interrogatories for a child custody case.• Participated in lease validity settlement negotiations that yielded a favorable result for the client, after analyzing case strategy and drafting motions in limine which strengthened the client’s position.• Researched contract law for negotiations involving the rights of parties following an exculpatory agreement.

Singapore

• Taught students English, Math and Science• Cared for students and kept them safe• Organized extracurricular activities such as plays and sports

Singapore

Home Concepts Magazine, SingaporeStaff Writer, February 2011 – November 2011• Wrote and edited the majority of magazine articles.• Participated in editorial meetings and brainstorming sessions.• Expanded magazine’s list of contacts and advertisers.

Singapore

• Wrote several feature articles per month.• Participated in editorial meetings and brainstorming sessions.• Expanded magazine’s list of contacts and advertisers.