{"id":301082,"date":"2026-06-09T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301082\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:06:09","slug":"personnel-note-andy-bardos-joins-shutts-bowen-as-partner-in-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301082\/","title":{"rendered":"Personnel note: Andy Bardos joins Shutts &#038; Bowen as partner in Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;We are thrilled to welcome an attorney as widely respected as Andy to the firm.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Veteran appellate attorney Andy Bardos has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutts.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Shutts &amp; Bowen\u2019s<\/a> Tallahassee office as a partner in the firm\u2019s Appellate Practice Group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bardos brings more than two decades of experience handling complex litigation and appeals for public and private-sector clients, with a practice that has included constitutional, election, redistricting and administrative law matters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome an attorney as widely respected as Andy to the firm,\u201d said Jack McElroy, firmwide managing partner of Shutts &amp; Bowen. \u201cHis experience and reputation, especially in complex constitutional and government-related matters, make him an outstanding addition to the firm and further strengthen our deep bench of appellate talent statewide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the course of his career, Bardos has represented state agencies and government entities in several high-profile legal disputes. His work has included defending the Florida Department of State and county Supervisors of Elections in challenges to state election laws, representing the Florida House in redistricting litigation and defending the Legislature in constitutional challenges involving appropriations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also served on the legal team representing then-Gov. Rick Scott and the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the closely watched 2018 U.S. Senate recount litigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridapoly.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-757722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025_USNWR_Digital_Ad_728x90.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAndy has handled some of the most closely watched legal matters in Florida over the last two decades,\u201d said Daniel Nordby, Chair of Shutts &amp; Bowen\u2019s Appellate Practice Group. \u201cHis depth of experience in appellate litigation, constitutional law and government matters enhances our ability to guide clients in high-stakes disputes at both the trial and appellate levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before entering private practice, Bardos served as Special Counsel to the Senate President, where he worked on legislative development and coordinated policy matters for the Judiciary Committee, Health Regulation Committee and Ethics and Elections Subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bardos earned a bachelor\u2019s degree, cum laude, from the University of Central Florida. 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