Andrew Reginald Hairston

Andrew Reginald Hairston is an experienced legal professional specializing in education justice and civil rights. Currently serving as the Education Justice Project Director and School-to-Prison Pipeline Project Director at Texas Appleseed since June 2019, Andrew has a robust background in advocacy and legal support. Previous roles include Staff Attorney at Advancement Project, where work focused on educational opportunities, and George N. Lindsay Fellow and Associate Counsel at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. Andrew gained practical experience during time as a Rule XX Attorney at the LSU Juvenile Defense Clinic and served as a law clerk at various organizations, including the Law Office of Tommie N. Gipson, Jr., and the LSU Parole and Reentry Clinic. Andrew's educational background includes a Doctor of Law from LSU Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and African Studies from Howard University.