About Attorney
Andrew Shubin

For over two decades, Andrew Shubin, a Pennsylvania Attorney, has brought tough cases to state and federal courtrooms. He has fought for important causes throughout the region and nationally, including in the US Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Shubin has a well-established reputation in State College and across the Northeast for taking on resourced and powerful institutional interests, for which he received national media attention. In particular, Mr. Shubin led the fight for fairness against Penn State University on behalf of several childhood sexual abuse victims.

Throughout his career, Mr. Shubin has demonstrated a commitment to fairness, accountability, and honesty in the law through constitutional and civil rights cases at every level of government and institutional power. Mr. Shubin believes in knowing his clients, preferring to develop connections with them and their families, who often face extraordinary legal challenges with potentially permanent damaging consequences.

Achieved a 26-year sentence reduction in a federal criminal case by uncovering police and prosecutorial misconduct.

Prosecuted a First Amendment prisoner’s rights claim before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fought against same sex benefit discrimination and obtained employee health care benefits for same sex partners

Successfully defended a Penn State graduate student activist on First Amendment grounds against criminal and university disciplinary charges.

Secured monetary damages for an inmate’s family after suing county prison for civil rights violation resulting in a suicide.

Secured dismissal of criminal charges against 16 activists conducting peaceful protest during presidential visit.

Secured financial settlement in federal civil rights action for high school victim of athletic coach hazing.