About Stuart
A special counsel at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, civil rights attorney Stuart Andrews brings determination and intensity to every case. He’s devoted decades to bringing about systemic reform and giving lower-income South Carolinians greater access to the courts, both through the clients he's represented and the policies he's helped put in place.Through his former practice at a large regional law firm, Stuart established the firm's first structured pro bono program. The effort earned the American Bar Association's National Pro Bono Firm of the Year award. Stuart was a lead partner against the South Carolina Department of Corrections in major litigation that was part of the program. The class-action lawsuit led to a six-week trial and a ruling in favor of incarcerated men and women with serious mental illness.In addition to civil rights law, Stuart's practice includes healthcare law and qui tam whistleblower litigation.
A special counsel at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, civil rights attorney Stuart Andrews brings determination and intensity to every case. He’s devoted decades to bringing about systemic reform and giving lower-income South Carolinians greater access to the courts, both through the clients he's represented and the policies he's helped put in place.
Through his former practice at a large regional law firm, Stuart established the firm's first structured pro bono program. The effort earned the American Bar Association's National Pro Bono Firm of the Year award. Stuart was a lead partner against the South Carolina Department of Corrections in major litigation that was part of the program. The class-action lawsuit led to a six-week trial and a ruling in favor of incarcerated men and women with serious mental illness.
In addition to civil rights law, Stuart's practice includes healthcare law and qui tam whistleblower litigation.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Columbia, SC (2011)
- Recognized: Health Care Law
- Recognized: Qui Tam Law
- Special Focus: Audit Defense
- Special Focus: Fraud and Abuse
- Special Focus: Government Relations
- Special Focus: Medical Staff Law
- Special Focus: Reimbursement
- S.C. Appleseed 2016 Rev. Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney Award for Justice
- Columbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite," Healthcare (2016, 2017)
- University of South Carolina 2015 Compleat Lawyer Award, Platinum Recipient
- S.C. Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law (2015)
- The Best Lawyers in America® -- Health Care Law (1995–2018)
- Best Lawyers Columbia, SC, Health Care Law "Lawyer of the Year" (2010)
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Health Law (2008–2017)
- Charles Dorsey Award, National Legal Aid and Defender Association (2007)
- South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year (2005)