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Andrew Canter

Andrew Canter

Civil Rights cases under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law
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Commercial Litigation
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Education

Juris Doctor
Stanford Law School, Stanford, California
2008

Master of Public Policy
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
2008

Bachelor of Arts in Government & Politics
University of Maryland, College Park
2003

Professional Experience

Career Law Clerk
The Honorable Carlton W. Reeves
U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi
Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission
2014 – 2025

Staff Attorney
Southern Poverty Law Center
2013 – 2014

Law Clerk
The Honorable Carlton W. Reeves
U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi
2011 – 2013

Law Clerk
The Honorable Leslie H. Southwick
U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
2010 – 2011

Equal Justice Works Fellow & Staff Attorney
Mississippi Center for Justice
2008 – 2010


Legal Internships

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
2007

U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section
2007

Mississippi Center for Justice
2006

Office of the Attorney General, State of New York, Public Integrity Unit
2006

Bar Admissions & Licenses

State Licenses

Georgia (2025)

Mississippi (2008)

New York (2020)


Federal Court Admissions

All U.S. District Courts in Georgia (pending)

All U.S. District Courts in Mississippi

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Publications

Op-eds, notes, comments, and articles published in Stanford Law Review, Environmental Law Reporter, BYU Education & Law Journal, ABA Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, ABA Administrative and Regulatory Law News, and the Baltimore Sun.

Honors And Awards

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship

Pavela Prize, University of Maryland

Phi Beta Kappa

Andrew Canter

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Joseph A. (‘Andrew’) Canter seeks justice for persons wronged by governmental and private misconduct. He joined the firm after more than a decade researching and writing legal opinions for federal judges. 
 
As the career law clerk to the Honorable Carlton W. Reeves, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi and Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Mr. Canter wrote hundreds of opinions in civil and criminal matters. In their busiest year, they commenced 13 trials. Mr. Canter devoted substantial time to civil rights claims, qualified immunity, the fallout from Mississippi’s largest-ever Ponzi scheme, Second Amendment challenges, marriage equality, reproductive rights, and the resolution of a circuit split (see 571 U.S. 161). Prior to his service with Judge Reeves, Mr. Canter researched and drafted opinions as a law clerk to the Honorable Leslie H. Southwick on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 
 
Mr. Canter started his career on the Gulf Coast representing persons working to recover after Hurricane Katrina. He later practiced law with the Southern Poverty Law Center, where he represented children in psychiatric residential treatment facilities, LGBTQ+ Mississippians challenging discrimination, and persons seeking parole eligibility. 
 
Mr. Canter received a JD from Stanford Law School, where he served as an Articles Editor on the Stanford Law Review; a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (jointly with Stanford Law); and a BA from the University of Maryland.
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    If you or a loved one has been a victim of governmental or private misconduct, you have a voice. Andrew Canter is a dedicated advocate who draws on more than a decade of experience drafting legal opinions for federal judges and representing individuals in complex and high-stakes matters. His practice encompasses Civil Rights, Constitutional challenges, and complex litigation, with a leading focus on holding institutions accountable for misconduct. Mr. Canter is available to assist you with his deep knowledge and experience in these areas.