Andrew Gerald McBride

Andrew is survived by his daughters Caroline and Allison, the mother of his children Elizabeth Alden McBride, his mother Patricia Millard McBride, brothers James, Blaise, Terence (Mary Ann), Brendan (Sandra), sister Mary Pat, and a slew of nieces and nephews who were often on the receiving end of his magnanimous spirit: Christopher, Mary Kate, Daniel, Colleen, Killian, Lizzie, Andrew, Lauren, Ryan, and Brayden, and his pal Milo, the Goldendoodle. He was predeceased by his father, Andrew Gerald, and brother Timothy.

Andrew was born to Andrew and Patricia on June 26, 1960, in Paterson, New Jersey. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1982 (magna cum laude) and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated second in his class from Stanford Law School in 1987 where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. Between Holy Cross and Stanford, he spent time studying and working in Paris, France and was awarded a Rotary Scholarship to study in Rabat, Morocco.

Andrew worked diligently and passionately as an attorney, and his career included many highlights, such as clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Robert Bork. Andrew helped edit Bork’s 1990 book, The Tempting of America. He also served in the United States Department of Justice under Attorneys General Dick Thornburgh and William P. Barr, and worked on many national security issues, including the capture and trial of Manuel Noriega. He served in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, (“the Rocket Docket”) for seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney, trying over 30 criminal and civil cases, including healthcare fraud, RICO cases, and money laundering and forfeiture proceedings.

From 2014-2016, Andrew was pro bono co-lead counsel with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and the ACLU of Maryland in an important civil rights case, Savage v. Pocomoke. He also participated in Street Law, preparing topics, and teaching high school seniors at the Academies at Anacostia about legal issues and the practice of law.

Throughout his career, Andrew was lead prosecutor in many cases that resulted in the convictions of gang members, drug dealers and career criminals. In private practice, Andrew represented clients in investigations and enforcement matters before the DOJ, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Election Commission and Federal Communications Commission, among other agencies. He was selected as lead counsel in numerous industry wide cases, representing clients in major regulated industries. He defended clients against almost every tort the plaintiffs’ bar has come up with and almost every alleged violation state attorneys general have pursued. He also argued more than 50 appeals in state and federal courts across the country.

At the time of his death, Andrew was a partner at McGuireWoods, which he joined in 2019. Before joining McGuireWoods, Andrew was a partner at Perkins Coie and led the telecommunications litigation and appellate groups at Wiley Rein. His experience and perspective made him a well-known Washington presence, with important contacts throughout the Executive Branch and on Capitol Hill. National news organizations sought him out for his insight on a range of legal issues, a new chapter in a distinguished career of public service and private practice.

Andrew was a brilliant litigator, a devoted gym rat and an avid bicyclist, having cycled along the coast of California and from Washington D.C. to Florida. He also loved the New York Football Giants, and besting his siblings in trivia games, and diligently trying to best his mother (but rarely doing so). He enjoyed visiting New York; and treating his family to Broadway shows and dinners. He loved traveling, with many trips with family to the Outer Banks, Florida and especially France, where he relished showcasing his fluency in French.

A memorial mass will be held on Thursday, May 12th at 2:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, and a memorial mass will also be held on Saturday, May 21st at 1:00pm at St. Catharine's Church, 905 Maple Avenue, Glen Rock, New Jersey.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Humanitarian Relief for Ukrainian Refugees would be appreciated, as Andrew had recently expressed a desire to host and help them.