Andrew C. Skinner

Andrew Skinner grew up in Charles Town, West Virginia.  He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1988 and then attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, from which he received a bachelors degree in Economics in 1992.  Andrew participated in the ROTC program at William and Mary and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army.  Andrew served on active duty in the Army for four years, serving as a tanker and then a logistician in the 4th Infantry Division.

After coming off of active duty, Andrew started law school at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas, one of the top law schools in the nation.  Andrew graduated with honors from the University of Texas and moved to Chicago, where he took up practice with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, one of the largest law firms in the country. His primary practice involved product liability lawsuits.

Andrew returned home in September 2003 when he joined his father’s practice at Nichols & Skinner, which has since been renamed Skinner Law Firm.  Andrew focuses on personal injury, consumer protection, real estate and wills.

Andrew has continued his military career  by serving both in the National Guard and the Reserves, including two more years on active duty.  He has served in Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Germany and South Korea, along with posts throughout the United States.  Currently a Lieutenant Colonel, Andrew’s job as an Army Reserve Soldier is as an instructor of a graduate level course for the Army.

Learning how to be a leader has long been part of Andrew’s life.  It started with Andrew being the student government president in high school, continued with ROTC in college, and intensified during his seventeen years of military service.  Wanting to share the leadership skills and lessons he has learned throughout his life, Andrew founded Leadership Jefferson, a program of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.  Andrew spends innumerable hours every year, guiding approximately 25 current or future leaders through a ten-month long course.  Leadership Jefferson covers how Jefferson County operates and also various leadership skills.

Andrew is a member of the American Association of Justice and the West Virginia Association of Justice.  Andrew is admitted to practice law in West Virginia and Illinois.