Oakland County Bar Association Honors Andrew Harris With Distinguished Service Award
Maddin Hauser is pleased to announce that Shareholder Andrew M. Harris has received the Oakland County Bar Association’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award. Andy’s award was presented at the 91st Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2025.
Each year, the OCBA presents its annual awards to members who have made significant contributions to the OCBA, the legal profession, and the community. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an OCBA member who provides exceptional voluntary services and demonstrates superior dedication to improving the legal community, the OCBA, and the general public.
Andy is an accomplished and respected litigator who focuses his advocacy on real estate, landlord-tenant, and commercial litigation matters, along with cases involving state tax issues and insurance. He also regularly advises clients on all aspects of commercial, industrial, and residential landlord-tenant matters. Andy complements his litigation and real estate practices with his work as a licensed civil mediator, where he helps parties efficiently resolve disputes and avoid protracted litigation.
Andy has been an active member of the OCBA for many years, developing and participating in a wide range of programming, assuming several leadership roles, and contributing his time and efforts to many of its important initiatives. He is also devoted to supporting the Oakland County Bar Foundation. In his capacities as trustee and vice president, and during the scores of hours he has contributed to its efforts, Andy has furthered the foundation’s mission of increasing access to legal services and making them more affordable for those who otherwise lack the means to acquire quality representation.
As a proud, Birmingham-born and raised son, Andy has always felt a profound connection to his community. He served as an elected member of the Birmingham City Commission from 2015-2019 and as the city’s mayor from 2017-2018. He was previously an elected trustee of the Baldwin Library Board and served as president of its Parks and Recreation Board. He is particularly proud of his work spearheading successful efforts, sometimes in the face of determined opposition, to renovate the city’s libraries and baseball diamonds.