On June 1, attorney Nicholas Andrews began his tenure as the 73rd President of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ). His one-year term runs to May 31, 2026, according to MAJ Executive Director Stephen Pontoni, who made the announcement.
“It is a privilege to begin my term as President of MAJ,” said Andrews. “I step into this role with deep respect for the strength of our membership and a firm belief in the power of focused, collective advocacy. As trial lawyers, we face urgent and complex challenges, but real progress begins when each of us picks one issue, shows up, and does the work — case by case, client by client, and cause by cause.”
Andrews, a partner at Liss & Andrews PC in Bloomfield Hills, represents victims of catastrophic injuries and insurance bad faith, advocating fiercely to ensure they receive the full benefits and care they are entitled to under Michigan’s No-Fault insurance system. Andrews joined MAJ in 2004 and chairs the organization’s Bad Faith & Insurance Committee and serves on the No-Fault Committee.
“One person cannot save the world,” Andrews continued, “but I firmly believe each of us can help build a fairer legal system when we focus our efforts and support one another. That requires more than writing checks — it requires showing up, sharing our expertise, and having real conversations with legislators who rely on us to help them understand the impact of the laws they shape.”
Andrews earned his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law (formerly Detroit College of Law) in 1989, where he served as Note & Comment editor of the Law Review. Over the course of his distinguished legal career, he has handled more than 70 jury trials in both state and federal courts and has received the highest attorney rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Andrews has lectured extensively on trial practice, automobile law, and insurance law, and has been selected as a case evaluator in both Oakland County and Wayne County Circuit Courts.
“Nick is a relentless advocate for justice and a respected voice in Michigan’s legal community,” said Pontoni, the administrative head of the trade association of more than 1,300 attorneys in Michigan. “He brings a wealth of trial experience, sharp legal insight, and a deep sense of empathy to every case he handles. We are proud to have him as our 73rd President and are confident that his leadership will strengthen MAJ’s impact throughout the coming year.”
Along with Andrews, new MAJ officers for 2025-2026 include:
• President-Elect – Barry R. Conybeare, Conybeare Law Office, PC, St. Joseph;
• Vice President – Wayne J. Miller, Miller and Tischler, PC, Farmington Hills;
• Secretary – Alan Latham, Latham Law Group, Birmingham;
• Treasurer – Steffani Chocron, Lipton Law, Southfield;
• Immediate Past President – Eric Steinberg, Lee Steinberg Law Firm, Grand Rapids
Andrews may have inherited his legal dedication while under the wing of his father, retired Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Steven Andrews. The former jurist, who retired in 2008 after serving on the bench for more than three decades, had a well-earned “no-nonsense” reputation and was consistently rated as one of the “Most Respected Judges of Michigan” in polls conducted by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
“My father was – and is – one of my legal mentors, along with Arthur (Liss), of course,” said Andrews of his law partner. “He set a very high bar for everyone in the family to follow.”
One of three children, Andrews has two sisters, Mary and Elisabeth. Mary is an attorney and formerly worked in the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, while Elisabeth, named after her mother, formerly served as a paralegal.
In fact, the legal lines run deep throughout the family, a fact that was readily apparent on November 17, 2022 when Andrews’ son Steven was sworn in as a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Administering the oath of allegiance to the MSU College of Law grad was his grandfather, retired Judge Steven Andrews. The legal lineage now runs through three generations of the family.
Andrews’ younger son, Thomas, earned his business degree from Arizona State University and now works for Hudson Insurance Group in Scottsdale, Ariz.
During his collegiate days, Andrews was a philosophy and history major at Miami University, graduating in 1986 from the Mid-American Conference school in Oxford, Ohio.
“My father was neither encouraging or discouraging about attending law school,” said Andrews, who eventually enrolled in Detroit College of Law, which formerly was stationed where Comerica Park sits today.
Following graduation from DCL in 1989, Andrews joined an insurance defense firm in Metro Detroit, spending seven years there before taking his courtroom talents to a firm that handled defense work for General Motors.
He eventually transitioned to the plaintiff’s side in 2004 at the encouragement of his now partner, Arthur Liss.
“My first trial as a plaintiff’s attorney involved a third-party case in which a young woman suffered a severe back injury in an auto accident,” Andrews recalled during a 2019 interview with the Legal News. “Judge (Robert) Colombo presided over the case, and he is as close to my dad as you’re going to get for running a tight ship in court.”
As it turned out, the case proved to be a harbinger for Andrews in his role as a plaintiff’s advocate.
“We received a great verdict, one that exceeded the policy limits,” Andrews related in the 2019 interview. “But I was not happy because I had asked for more. It was then that Arthur knew that I was cut out for this kind of work, that I was a true believer in what we do for our clients.”
“It is a privilege to begin my term as President of MAJ,” said Andrews. “I step into this role with deep respect for the strength of our membership and a firm belief in the power of focused, collective advocacy. As trial lawyers, we face urgent and complex challenges, but real progress begins when each of us picks one issue, shows up, and does the work — case by case, client by client, and cause by cause.”
Andrews, a partner at Liss & Andrews PC in Bloomfield Hills, represents victims of catastrophic injuries and insurance bad faith, advocating fiercely to ensure they receive the full benefits and care they are entitled to under Michigan’s No-Fault insurance system. Andrews joined MAJ in 2004 and chairs the organization’s Bad Faith & Insurance Committee and serves on the No-Fault Committee.
“One person cannot save the world,” Andrews continued, “but I firmly believe each of us can help build a fairer legal system when we focus our efforts and support one another. That requires more than writing checks — it requires showing up, sharing our expertise, and having real conversations with legislators who rely on us to help them understand the impact of the laws they shape.”
Andrews earned his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law (formerly Detroit College of Law) in 1989, where he served as Note & Comment editor of the Law Review. Over the course of his distinguished legal career, he has handled more than 70 jury trials in both state and federal courts and has received the highest attorney rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Andrews has lectured extensively on trial practice, automobile law, and insurance law, and has been selected as a case evaluator in both Oakland County and Wayne County Circuit Courts.
“Nick is a relentless advocate for justice and a respected voice in Michigan’s legal community,” said Pontoni, the administrative head of the trade association of more than 1,300 attorneys in Michigan. “He brings a wealth of trial experience, sharp legal insight, and a deep sense of empathy to every case he handles. We are proud to have him as our 73rd President and are confident that his leadership will strengthen MAJ’s impact throughout the coming year.”
Along with Andrews, new MAJ officers for 2025-2026 include:
• President-Elect – Barry R. Conybeare, Conybeare Law Office, PC, St. Joseph;
• Vice President – Wayne J. Miller, Miller and Tischler, PC, Farmington Hills;
• Secretary – Alan Latham, Latham Law Group, Birmingham;
• Treasurer – Steffani Chocron, Lipton Law, Southfield;
• Immediate Past President – Eric Steinberg, Lee Steinberg Law Firm, Grand Rapids
Andrews may have inherited his legal dedication while under the wing of his father, retired Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Steven Andrews. The former jurist, who retired in 2008 after serving on the bench for more than three decades, had a well-earned “no-nonsense” reputation and was consistently rated as one of the “Most Respected Judges of Michigan” in polls conducted by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
“My father was – and is – one of my legal mentors, along with Arthur (Liss), of course,” said Andrews of his law partner. “He set a very high bar for everyone in the family to follow.”
One of three children, Andrews has two sisters, Mary and Elisabeth. Mary is an attorney and formerly worked in the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, while Elisabeth, named after her mother, formerly served as a paralegal.
In fact, the legal lines run deep throughout the family, a fact that was readily apparent on November 17, 2022 when Andrews’ son Steven was sworn in as a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Administering the oath of allegiance to the MSU College of Law grad was his grandfather, retired Judge Steven Andrews. The legal lineage now runs through three generations of the family.
Andrews’ younger son, Thomas, earned his business degree from Arizona State University and now works for Hudson Insurance Group in Scottsdale, Ariz.
During his collegiate days, Andrews was a philosophy and history major at Miami University, graduating in 1986 from the Mid-American Conference school in Oxford, Ohio.
“My father was neither encouraging or discouraging about attending law school,” said Andrews, who eventually enrolled in Detroit College of Law, which formerly was stationed where Comerica Park sits today.
Following graduation from DCL in 1989, Andrews joined an insurance defense firm in Metro Detroit, spending seven years there before taking his courtroom talents to a firm that handled defense work for General Motors.
He eventually transitioned to the plaintiff’s side in 2004 at the encouragement of his now partner, Arthur Liss.
“My first trial as a plaintiff’s attorney involved a third-party case in which a young woman suffered a severe back injury in an auto accident,” Andrews recalled during a 2019 interview with the Legal News. “Judge (Robert) Colombo presided over the case, and he is as close to my dad as you’re going to get for running a tight ship in court.”
As it turned out, the case proved to be a harbinger for Andrews in his role as a plaintiff’s advocate.
“We received a great verdict, one that exceeded the policy limits,” Andrews related in the 2019 interview. “But I was not happy because I had asked for more. It was then that Arthur knew that I was cut out for this kind of work, that I was a true believer in what we do for our clients.”
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