TAMPA, FL – Tampa Partner Andy Mayts has been recognized as one of this year’s recipients of the NESA National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award. This award is a prestigious recognition granted by the Greater Tampa Bay Area Council's NESA committee to Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at the local, state, or regional level. The NOESA recognizes Eagle Scouts whose efforts have made a positive impact in the community.

Andy is a widely recognized civil litigation lawyer, community advocate, and corporate leader who applies practical experience and seasoned judgment to achieve results. A litigator for over 20 years, Andy’s expansive experience includes representing national banks in state and federal court in numerous trials. On the construction law side of his practice, he has represented owners, subcontractors, suppliers, and general contractors in lien and bond payment claims, defect claims and equitable adjustment claims. He has represented design professionals including class action defenses. Andy has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating construction contracts.

Andy has received an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale–Hubbell and has been named a Best Lawyer. He is a fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America and has  been reappointed by the Governor to serve a second term on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission. Mayts also serves as the Treasurer of the Tampa Bay Chamber and as a Gubernatorial Appointee and Vice chair of the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County.

Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 265 lawyers and seven offices in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Shumaker is a premier provider of quality legal services. Whether it's commitment to clients or work in the community, involvement lies at the core of all of Shumaker’s initiatives.