Andrew J. Welch III
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Andrew J. Welch III
Smith, Welch, Webb & White LLCTotal Records: 1Biography
Andrew (Andy) J. Welch, III, was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in McDonough. He graduated from Presbyterian College in 1994 where he received a Bachelor of Science with honors in biology. After college, Mr. Welch served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, West Africa.
In 1997, Mr. Welch entered Vermont Law School. He also held a summer internship with the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. Mr. Welch served as Editor-in-Chief of the school’s online environmental law journal and received academic honors for his performance in the school’s moot court competition. Mr. Welch graduated from Vermont Law School with a Juris Doctor and Masters of Studies in Environmental Law.
After law school, Mr. Welch clerked for the U.S. Magistrate Judges for the Northern District of New York. Thereafter, Mr. Welch practiced with Devorsetz Stinziano Gilberti Heintz & Smith in Syracuse, New York where his practice primarily focused on zoning and land use law.
Bar Admission
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
New York
Other Affiliations
Georgia House of Representatives (Member)
Georgia House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee (Member)
Georgia House of Representatives, Code Revision Committee (Member)
Georgia House of Representatives, Juvenile Justice Committee (Member)
Georgia House of Representatives, Regulated Industries Committee (Member)
Georgia House of Representatives, Appropriations Subcommittee of Public Safety (Chairman)
Henry County Chamber of Commerce, 2010 - Present (Chairman)
Henry County branches of United Community Bank (Director on the Advisory Board)
Achievements
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- Included on the 2023 Georgia
Past Lists
- 2022 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Georgia Super Lawyers list
Education
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Presbyterian College, 1994 B.S.
Honors: With Honors, Major: Biology
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Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont, 2001 J.D.
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Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont, 2001 Masters of Studies
Honors: Received academic Honors for his performance in the school's Moot Court Competition, Law Journal: Environmental Law Journal , Editor-in-Chief