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Attorney Profile

Andrew M. Gilbert

Assistant City Attorney

Litigation Division

Code Compliance Section

Andrew joined the Dallas City Attorney's office in 2008. His practice focuses on civil litigation on behalf of the City against property owners who are not maintaining their properties in compliance with minimum housing standards, with Fair Housing laws, or with zoning ordinances.  Mr. Gilbert also files lawsuits seeking the demolition of dilapidated and substandard vacant structures in the City of Dallas.

Education

• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, TX , J.D. 1999 
• Staff Writer, St. Mary’s Law Journal, 1997-1998
• Editorial Board, St. Mary’s Law Journal, 1998-1999
  Student Instructor, Legal Research & Writing, 1998-1999
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
• Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, B.A. in Government, 1996

Affiliations & Activities

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1999
  
• Admitted to U.S. District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
  
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class of 2006
  
• Co-Chair, Ask-A-Lawyer Committee, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2007-Present
  
• Co-Chair, Ties That Bind Committee, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2008
  
• Member, Dallas Bar Association, 1999-Present
  
• Vice Chair, Legal Line Committee, 2009-Present

Prior Experience

•         Prior to joining the City Attorney’s Office, Mr. Gilbert worked as an associate attorney representing clients in litigation matters, including insurance defense, product liability, and commercial litigation.