Andrew T. Tice

Background

Andrew has spent his career at Ahlers & Cooney working in the areas of Litigation and Employment & Labor Law. Andrew spends the majority of his time counseling clients through all types of litigation in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels and before many national, state, and local administrative agencies. He currently chairs the firm's Litigation Practice Group, and previously has served as chair of the Private Law Practice Area.

In the litigation arena, Andrew has experience handling widely varied claims as lead counsel through all aspects of administrative or judicial proceedings on the state and federal levels. He has handled cases involving such things as construction/surety concerns/claims, commercial contract disputes, product liability claims, fire and explosion investigations/claims, insurance bad faith claims, aviation accidents, libel and slander claims, premises liability claims, and automobile accidents. Andrew has handled significant product liability claims affecting such industries as: consumer products, industrial machinery and equipment, agricultural machinery, commercial products, and transportation and trucking. He has led teams litigating complex construction disputes involving prominent structures across the state. He has also devoted time to defending various forms of personal injury claims asserted against retail stores, automobile and agricultural dealerships, and convenience stores. 

In the employment arena, Andrew has spent a significant amount of time defending large and small employers, public and private, in employment and labor disputes including publishable cases before the Iowa Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Andrew’s experience has been in responding to allegations of wrongful actions and/or injuries in the workplace. He has successfully litigated class-action litigation involving wage and hour disputes. A significant portion of Andrew’s practice has involved successfully responding to various Union complaints and legal challenges. He has also handled claims alleging all types of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under state and federal law, breach of express and implied contracts including non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, violations of public policy, defamation, promissory estoppel, interference with contract, blacklisting, and other related claims. Finally, Andrew has extensive prior experience defending workers’ compensation claims on behalf of employers of all types including both self-insured clients and through various insurance carriers. 

Andrew previously clerked for Iowa District Court judges Joel D. Novak and Richard G. Blane II. At the same time, Andrew clerked with the research attorneys at the Iowa Supreme Court.