As well as being raised in Birmingham, Alabama, it is where Andrew McKinney would receive his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
While at UAB, he received an invitation to join the Pi Sigma Alpha national honor society and served as president of the UAB chapter during his senior year. Andrew also competed on UAB’s nationally recognized mock trial team.
During his senior year, he was lead attorney and team captain from 1996 through 1998 and named best attorney in the southeast at regional competition.
Following a consist run of his name being posted on the Dean’s list and President’s list throughout college, he graduated with honor in 1998.
In 2001, Andrew McKinney received his law degree from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. While at Loyola, he worked with the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center, assisting indigent clients with various legal matters.
Additionally, the school’s acclaimed moot court program gave Andrew an invitation to join.
During his attendance, he conducted extensive research on toxic torts and authored a paper on the environmental damage inflicted on the land along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge known as "cancer alley".
After graduating from law school, Andrew returned to Birmingham and began an internship with Birmingham Legal Aid while preparing for the bar exam.
After his admittance to the Alabama State Bar, he went into practice with the law firm of Robert “Coach” Hayes, specializing in personal injury litigation.
Eventually, his journey lead him to the law firm of Pepper & Odom practicing personal injury law in Birmingham, Alabama.
Attorney Andrew McKinney has admittance to practice before all state and local courts in Alabama and the United States District Courts.
Andrew, being a Birmingham resident, shares a home with his wife Pam and their son Hudson.