Andrew Fois

Andrew Fois is an attorney with a 36-year legal career in public service, the non-profit sector, and private practice. He is an Attorney Advisor in the Office of Legislative Affairs in the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. Prior to that position, he was the Deputy Attorney General for Public Safety in the Office of the Attorney General for Washington, D.C. In 2020, Mr. Fois was appointed by the Mayor to the D.C. Clemency Board. He has served at the Department of Justice on three occasions in five positions, including the Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs and Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he prosecuted hundreds of cases. His experience on Capitol Hill includes service as the Chief Counsel of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime. He has worked for the National Crime Prevention Council as a solo practitioner and as a partner in the Venable law firm. Mr. Fois also serves on the board of directors of the Catholic Coalition for Special Education. He has previously served on the boards of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program and the National Association of Children of Addiction. He served as Chairman of the D.C. Commission on Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and the D.C. Coalition against Drugs and Violence. He has been a frequent author, legal adjunct professor and commentator on radio and television. He is active in his parish as a lector and Eucharistic Minister and was a founding member of the disabilities ministry and a member of the parish council. Mr. Fois earned his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. from Georgetown University. He also holds a master’s degree in American Government from the University of Essex in the U.K. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and has two adult sons.