Attorneys

Andrew J. Schumacher | Partner

andrew@doyleseelbach.com

(737) 270-9951

Andrew Schumacher represents local, regional and national clients in complex litigation in state and federal courts in matters involving real estate, financial services, insurance coverage and bad faith, intellectual property, tax controversies, business contract and tort claims, and defamation and libel claims. Andrew also represents clients in government enforcement and regulatory actions and Public Information Act issues before the Attorney General of Texas.

Representative Experience

  • Representation of State Licensing Agencies in Randolph-Sheppard matters in federal court and administrative arbitration

  • Representation of companies and individuals in personal injury disputes.

  • Representation of residential and commercial property owners, landlords, developers, financial institutions, mortgage companies, servicers, and other entities in various aspects of real estate disputes, including lease disputes, foreclosure litigation, condemnation/eminent domain, receiverships, fraud, collection, and eviction matters

  • Representation of local, regional, and national clients in various aspects of business litigation, including intellectual property, tax controversies, trade secret misappropriation, business torts, breach of contract, and patent litigation

  • Representation of insurance carriers in contractual, coverage, and bad faith disputes

  • Government enforcement and regulatory actions: Representation of clients in government enforcement and regulatory actions, including responding to from civil investigative demands issued by State Attorney General's Offices and regulatory agencies, representing clients before the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and appeals of administrative hearings in state and federal courts

  • Recent representative cases include:

      • Mitchco Int’l, Inc. v. United States, 26 F.4th 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2022).

      • Spectrum Ass’n Mgmt. of Tex., LLC v. Lifetime HOA Mgmt. LLC, 5 F.4th 560 (5th Cir. 2021).

      • Tex. Workforce Comm’n v. United States Dept’ of Educ., Rehab Servs. Admin., 973 F.3d 383 (5th Cir. 2020).

      • Estate of Rashit v. Bank of Am., N.A., 782 Fed. Appx. 322 (5th Cir. 2019).

Education

South Texas College of Law

  • J.D., 2005

  • Managing Editor, South Texas Law Review

University of Texas at Austin

  • B.B.A., 1997

  • Texas Silver Spurs

Awards and Recognition

  • Texas Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2012-2015

Presentation Topics

  • Recovery of Attorneys' Fees Under Texas Law

  • Preparing Your Witness – Tips for Ethically Preparing Your Witness to Testify for Deposition or Trial

Professional, Charitable and Community Organizations

  • State Bar of Texas

  • American Bar Association

  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow 

  • Austin Bar Foundation, Fellow

  • Austin Bar Association, Co-Chair CLE Committee (2019-present); Member of Bench Bar Committee (2011-2019)

  • Austin Young Lawyers Association

  • RBI Austin, Advisory Board Member (2018-present)

  • American Heart Association, Heart Ball Committee ELT Member (2012-2022)

 Admitted to Practice

  • Texas, 2005

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, District of New Mexico, and the Court of Federal Claims

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Fourth Circuit, and Federal Circuit