Andrew E. Schouten joined the firm in 2009 following a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Dana M. Sabraw, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California. During his clerkship, Mr. Schouten worked on various matters, including securities fraud, unfair competition, real estate services fraud, intellectual property, employment, and complex commercial litigation.
Mr. Schouten earned his Juris Doctor with Great Distinction in 2008 from the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, where he was awarded Order of the Coif. He also served as Chief Articles Editor for the McGeorge Law Review, where he published a few articles, including Unlicensed Money Transmitting Businesses and Mens Rea under the USA PATRIOT Act, 39 MCGEORGE L.REV. 1097 (2008), and Clear as Mud: Chapter 98 & California’s Community Redevelopment Law, 38 MCGEORGE L.REV. (2007). While in law school, Mr. Schouten served as an extern for Justice Fred K. Morrison (ret.), of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District.
Prior to turning to the law, Mr. Schouten worked in creative and account services positions in public relations and advertising. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy, with a minor in political science from California State University, Stanislaus in 2004. The child of U.S. Foreign Service Officers, Mr. Schouten is fluent in Spanish, and lived in Latin America, the Middle East, and the Far East for nearly 16 years.
Mr. Schouten is a member of the California Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He is an associate in the American Inns of Court, Clifford B. Wallace Chapter, and a member of the San Diego County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association.