Andrew J. Toland III, Esquire

Andy is a 1983 graduate of the University of Chicago, where he obtained a B.A. degree with honors in the University’s Politics, Economic, Rhetoric and Law program.  After graduating with a J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1986, Andy worked in the creditors’ rights and bankruptcy department of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes.  Joining Patton Boggs, LLP in 1991, Andy concentrated on complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, corporate workouts and large scale tort litigation, and prosecuted claims brought by the residents of Lockerbie, Scotland related to the Pam Am 103 disaster.  Andy also devoted considerable time defending claims brought by builders and homeowner associations alleging that defective fire retardant treated plywood had been installed in townhouse roofs.  See Morris, 340 Md. 519; Pulte, 60 F.3d 734 (11th Cir.).  More recently, his practice has focused on complex tort claims, including carbon monoxide and environmental injuries asserted in mass tort and class actions.  He also represents clients in police brutality actions, including a man who obtained a $34 million verdict for injuries that left his a paraplegic.

Andy is a member of the Maryland Bar, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has argued appeals before the Second and Fourth Circuits.