Andrew C. Kienle

Andrew is a shareholder and managing partner at Hart Kienle Pentecost.  He manages the civil litigation and transactional departments of the Firm.  In his practice, Andrew specializes in representing trustees, beneficiaries and conservators in trust and estate disputes, as well as clients involved in complex business, real estate and employment matters in state and federal court.  He represents clients in all aspects of litigation, arbitration, mediation and administrative hearings.  Andrew has also successfully represented restaurant and commercial real estate industry clients in numerous litigation matters.  His articles have been published in various trade publications targeted to business owners, entrepreneurs and restaurateurs in the Southern California region, and he is a repeat speaker at the annual Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo. Prior to his association with the firm, Andrew represented nationwide financial institutions in lender/borrower disputes and real estate developers in large-scale construction disputes.