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Andrew de Holl focuses his practice on appellate and trial-level litigation in South Carolina state courts and in federal courts across the country. His broad experience includes construction disputes, building products liability, commercial disputes, civil rights, wrongful death, criminal law, insurance coverage, administrative appeals, and environmental matters. 

In addition to private practice, Andrew’s experience includes over a decade in government. He has served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Department of Justice, as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Social Security Administration, and as a Staff Attorney for the United States District Court. He also was a law clerk for the Honorable Patrick Michael Duffy and the Honorable G. Ross Anderson, Jr., Senior United States District Judges, and for the Honorable John Cannon Few, Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. 

Andrew is active in his local community. He has served as an elder and deacon in his church, and he has supported the Charleston School of Law as an adjunct professor. He also fundraises for Make-A-Wish South Carolina.
 

Representative Experience

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  • Represented United States and federal agencies in numerous civil, criminal, and administrative appeals
  • Protected federal ban on felons possessing firearms in constitutional challenge
  • Obtained reversal of convictions and fifty-year prison sentence based on admission of unsound expert testimony
  • Defended federal agency’s decision refusing to allow disturbance of environmentally sensitive public land
  • Won summary judgment for client in wrongful death action involving military base
  • Advised trial teams on issue preservation and other strategies for appeal

Reported Cases

  • United States v. Canada, 103 F.4th 257 (4th Cir. 2024)
  • United States v. Cohen, 63 F.4th 250, 253 (4th Cir. 2023)
  • Elijah v. Dunbar, 66 F.4th 454 (4th Cir. 2023)
  • United States v. Fowler, 58 F.4th 142 (4th Cir. 2023)
  • United States v. Bethea, 54 F.4th 826 (4th Cir. 2022)
  • United States v. Ashford, No. 22-4354, 2023 WL 3863097 (4th Cir. June 7, 2023)
  • McLaughlin v. Garland, No. 21-1399, 2022 WL 17336570 (4th Cir. Nov. 30, 2022)
  • Ferguson v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., No. 24-1290, 2025 WL 2651297 (4th Cir. Sept. 16, 2025)
  • United States v. Johnson, No. 21-4357, 2024 WL 339343 (4th Cir. Jan. 30, 2024)
  • United States v. Lloyd, No. 22-4297, 2023 WL 4787447 (4th Cir. July 27, 2023)
  • United States v. Geiger, No. 20-4594, 2021 WL 6144160 (4th Cir. Dec. 30, 2021)
  • United States v. Richmond, 845 F. App’x 223 (4th Cir. 2021)
  • State v. Taylor, No. 2015-UP-173, 2015 WL 1517418 (S.C. Ct. App. Apr. 1, 2015)
  • Napoleon T. v. Bisignano, No. 1:24-cv-478, 2025 WL 2689040 (M.D.N.C. Sept. 19, 2025)
  • United States v. Murdaugh, No. 2:19-cr-00628-RMG, 2022 WL 16952027 (D.S.C. Nov. 14, 2022)
  • Dorrbecker v. Mincey, No. 9:21-cv-01953-JFA-MHC, 2022 WL 4494293 (D.S.C. Sept. 28, 2022)
  • Moore v. Warden of FCI Edgefield, 557 F. Supp. 3d 704 (D.S.C. 2021)
  • Hill v. United States, No. 3:19-cv-00958-MGL, 2021 WL 1227074 (D.S.C. Mar. 31, 2021)

Professional & Civic Engagement

  • South Carolina Bar
  • House of Delegates
  • SC Bar Leadership Academy
  • Judicial Qualifications Committee
  • Wellness Committee
  • Make-A-Wish Committee
     

Honors & Awards

  • United States’ Attorney’s Award (2021)

Thought Leadership

Publications

  • "FDA Wields Additional Import Power for First Time," JD Supra, October 24, 2025
  • "The Supreme Court Ends Nationwide Injunctions—Now What?," JD Supra, August 12, 2025
  • Judicial Profile, "Hon. Mary Gordon Baker, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of South Carolina," Federal Lawyer, July/Aug. 2022, at 20
  • "Changes to Federal Civil Practice in South Carolina," South Carolina Lawyer, July 2016, at 27
  • "Utilizing Budgeting, Billing, and Timekeeping Skills as Practice and Client Development Tools," Defense Research Institute, A Young Lawyer’s Guide to Defense Practice (2d ed. 2015)
  • "The Basics of Removal and Remand in South Carolina," South Carolina Lawyer, Nov. 2014, at 24
  • Co-Author, Judicial Profile, "Hon. G. Ross Anderson, Jr., Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina," Federal Lawyer, Sept. 2011, at 16 

Presentations

  • Common Issues in Federal Sentencing Appeals, United States Attorney’s Office (2021)
  • Introduction to Federal Practice, Federal Bar Association (2019)
  • Environmental Practice Before State Agencies and the ALC, South Carolina Bar (2019)
  • Federal Court Practice in South Carolina, South Carolina Bar (2016)