Andrew Janet - Lawyer in Baltimore, MD

Andrew Janet joined Janet, Janet Suggs, LLC after serving as an associate attorney in the litigation department of Cleary Gottlieb, a preeminent international law firm. He practiced at Clearys headquarters in New York and worked on high-profile corporate litigation and investigations where billions of dollars were at stake.

At JJS, his practice focuses on representing victims of negligence and other wrongful conduct in sexual abuse cases, high-stakes medical malpractice suits, environmental litigation, and other professional negligence cases, including on an individual case basis and in a class action setting. Andrew is the Vice Chair of JJSs Sexual Abuse Division. He has been actively involved in representing the firms clients interests, including:

• Representing survivors of sexual abuse against priests, as well as the churches, dioceses, bishops, and orphanages that enabled the abuse and kept it a secret, both in litigation and compensation fund claims.
• Taking a lead role in advocating for hundreds of sexual abuse survivors in litigation against University of Southern California regarding allegations of sexual misconduct by its former gynecologist, Dr. George Tyndall.
• Collaborating on litigation strategy, researching a variety of issues, and reviewing and managing intakes for sexual abuse victims.

Andrew works closely with Richard Serbin, Chair of JJSs Sexual Abuse Division, who draws on his 30+ years of experience in representing hundreds of victims of sexual abuse, especially clergy abuse of children. Mr. Serbin was the first attorney to gain access to the Catholic Churchs secret archives accessible only to the bishops, which detail the complaints of sexual misconduct by priests.

Andrew spoke about the firms efforts in the area of sexual abuse litigation in a talk at the 2018 South Carolina Association for Justice Advanced Trial Lawyer College. Andrew also has a special interest in cases involving fraudulent business practices, having gained experience in that area through his work involving litigation over the fraud committed by Bernard Madoff.